And even getting 1,000 subscribers took me years as well! You have to love YouTube to get this far. I’ve relentlessly obsessed over my videos every day for a decade and reinvested every single dollar back into the channel. Think decades, not years. YouTube isn’t going anywhere.

When I was a little boy my Dad asked me if I wanted to learn how to whittle a grasshopper. He gave me a pocket knife and a piece of wood and said “Here you go son, cut off everything that doesn’t look like a grasshopper.” I still think about this.

Back on my meal plan!! 5000 calories a day 😆

This is my favorite video I’ve done so far! “Picking up trash for 24 hours straight”

I cant explain the rush i get when there’s an abundance of clean socks in my sock drawer

I dont think the anxiety i get on upload days will ever go away no matter how big i get 😂

Fun fact- this was the photo of me i used for my thumbnail last night

Day 4 boutta be crazy

Starting now i will be documenting my mistakes where i can remember what ive learned from them

Mistake #1: cross country video In this video- my brother and I flew out to California where we could bike 3,000 miles back home to South Carolina. Probs: 1.) thumbnails were not made before shooting video 2.) idea was not properly assessed for clickability Lmk ur thoughts

Whats harder for you?

Lesson #1 -the more people earn, the more they spend. In 2022 this was my greatest mistake- i would make a very comfortable amount of money and then spend all of it on “the next great video” DO NOT DO THIS.

We studied 3.3 Billion views to decode the YouTube Shorts algorithm. What makes a short viral? How much money can they make? Are they actually good for growth? Here are our findings:

Making a test tweet to see if i should use threads or twitter