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Ali procrastinates for seven years before starting his YouTube channel

story · status: told 7×, last update 2025 · last event: retold (2025-11-25) · owner: Ali

Told alongside: Ali films his first YouTube video on his iPhone, lying in bed with no microphone · SixMed, Ali's medical school admissions courses (2012)

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2024-12-27 (happened 2016) first in the videos (retold; it began earlier) Ali procrastinated for seven years before starting his YouTube channel, telling himself every school summer holiday that this was the year; in 2016 he made a couple of music videos, got about three views and five dislikes, and lost motivation. My honest advice to someone who wants passive income 00:40:24
2025-01-10 retold Ali wanted to start a YouTube channel from 2010 but took about seven years to make his first video, overthinking and believing he needed the right camera and microphone; he only started once it meant driving leads to his business. My Honest Advice to Anyone Starting YouTube in 2026 00:15:59
2025-01-10 update A couple of months before this video Ali made public again his first video singing to camera, which he had unlisted after it got five views and three dislikes (in his 2024-12-27 telling, about three views and five dislikes). My Honest Advice to Anyone Starting YouTube in 2026 00:16:53
2025-02-07 retold Ali wanted to start a YouTube channel from 2010 but made no video until 2017; he thought perfectionism held him back, but now says it was fear of failure, of judgment and of not being good enough. How to Stop Procrastinating and Finally Take Action 00:01:20
2025-03-28 retold From 2010 to 2017 Ali told himself every year that this was the year he would make a YouTube video, and for seven years procrastinated, thinking he lacked the right gear and the know-how. Honest YouTube Advice for 45 Minutes Straight (2026) 00:01:17
2025-04-11 (happened 2016) retold For years Ali procrastinated every summer holiday on making a music video with his friends; in 2016 he made a handful, still on his channel, found no one watched, but learned to use a camera and to edit. Why Everyone Should Start a YouTube Channel 00:12:18
2025-06-03 retold The fear of what others would think held Ali back for seven years, from 2010 to 2017, before he started his YouTube channel, thinking he needed more research and more gear. How to Stop Overthinking (and Finally Achieve Your Goals) 00:11:14
2025-08-05 mentioned Ali started making YouTube videos in 2017 from his dorm room at Cambridge while studying to become a doctor, after seven years of putting off starting the channel. Thank you for 8 years on YouTube 00:00:00
2025-11-25 (happened 2016) retold Ali started on YouTube with random music videos made with friends around 2016, dreaming of a musical career; they flopped, but taught him how cameras, editing and lighting work. How I actually started on YouTube 00:00:00

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