Why I had to quit youtube for 5 months

Let’s talk about my relationship with this website.

Creators I mentioned:


Host and Creator - Simon Cade

[MannyOrtiz]

This resonated with me. I do the exact same thing and just checked my screen Time. I’m at 62 hours for this week 🥴🥴🥴

[beotree]

I like how the whole video doesn’t have music. Only dialogue. It emphasizes the effectiveness of background noise

[kwaghmare]

People fail to admit to ownself that they are addicted to youtube. I was too and I admitted to myself first and did something about it by started reading, reading newspaper, books, magazines or anything I can get my hands on. It works but control on your mind is required. Don't lose your path, I have trust in you that you can do it too.

[suryacoapy]

Addiction is the new normal. I totally get this. Thanks for the honest approach to this issue.

[Baldcafe]

This is me right now and it’s frustrating

[AtentieCadMere]

I was wondering what happened, and am glad you are back. With some experience with the topic, i'd like to tell you my story. I used to edit a video, while listening to maybe you "tutorialising" in the same space where my wife was watching TV. i was doing my thing, learning something from you, and laughing, yes laughing with my wife at something Chandler did. Now, after publishing over 1000 "educational" videos I realise we really don't need to know that many things. one activity at a time helps me enjoy the thing more, focus, and actually be more productive than i ever was while doing 3 things at a time. i used to sleep once every two or three nights, and constantly work on a script in my head... "productivity" can be a disease. now hushing head voices with any "useful" sound, kinda went by itself. i do wear headphones, but rarely turn on the music, or old mandatory podcast, editing tutorial... I am sure you'll find the calm, like i did, we have the same IKEA dresser after all :))

[Gabrielo]

You pretty much taught me everything I know about DSLR. I joined your YouTube channel in 2013 I believe. and I feel I learned as you learned. You don't pop up as much on my video feed as much you did a few years ago but I am hope you are doing well in your life.

[YensR]

I can relate to that - but also: There is just so much to learn via youtube/podcast! You can spend a lifetime learning. 10 lifetimes. There is no end! My "watch later" playlist has reached the maximum allowed.
But if you spend all your time learning, you never put that into your own "doing"...

[vivienmanaloto]

Thank you for sharing this. I’ve been doing this to myself lately. Comparing myself to others when really I should just focus on doing things in my own way and in my own time.

[iantheart]

This needs to be talked as a serious issue in todays society. We are currently being controlled by likability dopamine and constant loops that kill our creativity and ultimately out ability to innovate.

[brandonvancour]

Can relate 100%. I’ve been more cognizant of distractions over the past year. Silence and reflection is more important than constant background noise.

[WMs]

you're one of the OGs of filmmaking YT. We need you active!

[chrisklugh]

Your OG. One of those old school teachers that was a One Man Band teaching other people, like myself, how to be a One Man Band on YouTube. Mostly everyone back then was like this. But now, most channels have a small team, and many of these One Man Bands either grew, or disappeared. You disappeared.

I assumed you moved on in your career and did not have time for the channel. Its a lot of work. More then most people outside of the industry can imagine. So I figured you were in a good place with that. But every now and then you pop up in my feeds, and I have to see what your up to!

Your an inspiration and a reality check all in one. On the one hand, I've seen you succeeded, and on the other, I've seen your short comings. We all have them. I've tried to gauge myself and my progress to you, and the dozen of others that have either disappeared, or have teamed up. What I've learned, and getting to, its much harder now to be a One Man Band today. We all gravitate to the best producers of our interests, and most One Man Bands can't compete.

The only reason I will still watch you is because your OG. Your part of my Journey. A mentor. But if I had not have seen you a few years ago and seen you today, honestly, I probably would skip on by. Like this video, its more of a personal blog. Sure some like it. I create my own. But there not really meant for a wide audience. That audience wants production value.

So if your still with me, I want to thank you for everything you have put on YouTube. I cherish your channel a lot, and I may very well still watch the odd update. But don't be offended if myself, and others, don't quite engage with your channel like the days of old. The landscape has changed, and we must all now aspire to the next frontier of content creators, the Content Team. My dreams of following you in my own foot steps might be the past, but because of that past, you are a part of that journey today. And if you do continue to create short updates about your experience with the teams you work with, I may still be here, inspired. Or maybe you might drift off again, a memory of how YouTube content creation once was. We all have to adapt. May we both have much success with that! Cheers. :)

[JustLukeMorgan]

Awareness of social media consumption is everything. Great discussion on an ongoing issue!

[hay]

Welcome back! Learned a lot from your channel over the years so I'm excited to see what's next!

[urbanagoge]

Great video, dude - been through much the same, recently - glad to hear you not only found some resolution, but also that you shared it 10/10!

[davidshields]

I remember reading something about " displacement activity", which I took to be making excuses for your own lack of motivation, by diverting your energy elsewhere. I think we all suffer from it, and I also think it's brought on by little disappointments, or failures. I'm sure we could talk all day about our own psychology. But I find that making a start, on anything, however mad or seemingly futile, is just what it says on the tin, so, I make a start, and a few days later I've actually got something.
I've learned that, for me, I must do a detailed, well rendered storyboard, with really good artwork, almost a finished comic strip version of the movie, is the only way to go.
Anyway, it's good to see you back, you make great, quality content, you should know that.
Cheers 👍

[Sibart]

I'm watching this in the kitchen while not doing the washing up. Good to see your back Simon, I have noticed I don't get prompted for content updates from channels not sponsored by Squarespace so I've only found this manually scrolling my list. You're in a similar vein to Sean Tucker style of You tube, more about message/story than any fancy content style. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[totiwuo]

Im feeling the same. Good for u. Hope you can do it better this time.

[thekeikoprojectdocumentary]

You are not alone, I quit social media after seeing all the fake people, negativity, fights and comparing yourself with other people. It's better to leave and focus on yourself, filmmaking and uploading to youtube. Everyone is on their own journey so they should not be comparing themselves to anyone.