How to Avoid Burnout 😫

2023-10-26 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:49 · watch on YouTube

Topic: YouTube, writing online and creators · mode: Answering questions · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis, His own numbers

In a Short, Ali answers how he stays inspired and avoids burnout as a creator: he watches how making videos feels, and when it starts to feel like a chore he reminds himself he did not leave his day job for this and finds ways to make it feel good, energising and enjoyable.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — How he stays inspired and avoids burnout as a creator

• ★★ Ali says that as of October 2023 he has made YouTube videos for over six years, over 700 videos, and built a seven-figure business off the back of them. — 00:00:00 · YouTube
• ★★★ Ali says the main reason he has made videos for years without burning out is that he pays close attention to how he feels while making them: ideally they should not feel like a chore. — 00:00:00 · burnout
• ★★ Ali says the whole reason he quit his day job to make videos was to have freedom, fun and flexibility, so he does not want to coerce himself into shooting content. — 00:00:00

• ★★★ When making videos starts to feel like a chore or a job, Ali reminds himself that he did not leave his day job for this, and looks for whatever makes the work feel good, energising and enjoyable. — 00:00:29 · burnout, feel-good productivity (concept)

  “hang on, I didn't leave the day job for this”

• ★★ Ali says the approach of his upcoming book Feel-Good Productivity applies to every area of life: ask how to make a task a bit more enjoyable and energising, and it becomes far more sustainable over the long term. — 00:00:29 · feel-good productivity (concept), Feel-Good Productivity (book)

Threads in this video

• refine · How do creators keep going without burning out? — When making videos starts to feel like a chore or a job, Ali reminds himself that he did not leave his day job for this, and looks for whatever makes the work feel good, energising and enjoyable. (00:00:29)

Mentioned

Central: burnout · feel-good productivity (concept)

Also: Feel-Good Productivity (book) · YouTube

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