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9 Lessons from 4 Years on YouTube

🎬 YouTube

October 1, 2021

In this article, I wanted to share 9 lessons I’ve learned over the past 4 years of being a YouTuber. Lessons that have not only helped me improve as a YouTuber, but also helped more generally in my life. I’ve been on YouTube for around 4 years, and in that time I’ve made over 350 […]

How To Type Faster: 8 Actionable Tips To Increase Your Typing Speed

🚀 Productivity

September 22, 2021

Let’s be honest – we’re all using computers on a daily basis and most of us use it for work. And while I don’t want to admit it, I spend the majority of my time in front of my laptop writing blog posts, emails, and consuming content. These days we use computers for everything. From […]

The 5 Rs of Note Taking

🎓 Studying

September 17, 2021

The way we take our notes influences how well we learn. In short, a good note-taking technique is one that helps us remember, retain, and recall the most amount of information. Clearly, there are a number of different ways we can take notes when learning stuff. Summarising, highlighting, and creating mind maps are just a […]

How To Stay Focused (and not get distracted)

🚀 Productivity

September 15, 2021

These days it’s harder than ever to stay focused. We’re surrounded by fancy technologies and the whole new (and usually more fun) world is just a stone’s throw away. And, let’s say it up front, there’s nothing wrong in scrolling through your Instagram feed or playing Dark Soul for a few hours (guilty âś‹). It becomes a […]

The ABCs of Idea Generation

🎬 YouTube

September 10, 2021

One of the first bottlenecks you’ll probably come to when starting a YouTube channel is the fear of running out of content ideas and idea generation in general. A fear you’ll get to a point where you’ve got nothing new or interesting to offer to your audience. “What if I run out of content ideas?” […]

The Feynman Technique

🎓 Studying

September 3, 2021

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” – Albert Einstein (attributed) When we learn something, it’s easy to convince ourselves that we’ve understood it too. But, are we really learning effectively? Have we understood the concept or simply memorised some sentences? The problem with the learning techniques most of us use (like highlighting, summarising, […]

My Top 10 Tips for Aspiring YouTubers

🎬 YouTube

August 27, 2021

Starting a YouTube channel is, hands down, the single best thing I’ve ever done in my life. I’ve met hundreds of incredible people, built an income-generating machine, and enjoyed every step of the way. So in this article I’m going to share my top 10 tips on how to get started on YouTube. 🤷‍♂️ 1. […]

How to Film YouTube Videos on Your Phone

🎬 YouTube

August 20, 2021

When starting a YouTube channel many of us think we need a ton of fancy gear and a super expensive camera before we begin filming. But, in reality, this isn’t necessary. If you’re on a budget or just want to give this YouTube thing a go, all you really need to get started is the […]

The PD Matrix: Finding Your YouTube Niche

🎬 YouTube

July 30, 2021

If we want to succeed as a YouTuber, people often say that you should niche down to blow up. In other words, they say that having a narrow content niche is the single most worthwhile thing when it comes to building our YouTube audience. To an extent, these people are right. For example, let’s say you […]

10 Time Management Tips That I Genuinely Use Everyday

🚀 Productivity

July 6, 2021

Time is our most scarce resource. With only 24 hours in a day, it might feel like there’s just not enough time to do everything we want. Our usual reaction tends to be something along the lines of “I don’t have time” or “Only if I had a few extra hours…” And while these excuses […]