Alex Boke

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@GasWasAlreadyTaken Күн бұрын

100% :D I'm also doing this! I'm currently learning how to make video games, this is so much fun! This wouldn't be possible if I was still constantly doom scrolling.

@BishopIsNotHere Күн бұрын

100%... I LOVE your filming and editing style. keep up the amazing work Mr. Boke

@TrevorFingland 2 күн бұрын

100% Actually spending the time developing my analytics skills for my career and committing seriously to learning Spanish. Although, I feel the main reason I use social media is less of FOMO and more fear of failure.

@BenjaminStewart-j7d 2 күн бұрын

No way dude, you live in my city! I love the advice and cinematography and it’s cool to see so many familiar places in a random video on the internet.

@BenjaminStewart-j7d 2 күн бұрын

No way dude, you live in my city! I love the advice and cinematography and it’s cool to see so many familiar places in a random video on the internet.

@BenjaminStewart-j7d 2 күн бұрын

No way dude, you live in my city! I love the advice and cinematography and it’s cool to see so many familiar places in a random video on the internet.

@GabrielMarza 2 күн бұрын

💯

@TimRunia 3 күн бұрын

Great realisations man! I really feel you. It should be quality over quantity! Can't wait for your next video tho ;)

@alex-boke 3 күн бұрын

@@TimRunia thanks bruh! 😎 working on it. Should drop sometime in Feb. Just gotta keep focusing on one video at a time 😅🥹 that adhd mind is killing me

@missesgranola 3 күн бұрын

100% this needs to be more normalized. This whole hustle culture is so depleting and not sustainable, but that’s just my thoughts. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing. ❤ ✨👯

@mikelcreates 4 күн бұрын

Needed to hear this man 👌

@waluinee5169 4 күн бұрын

People need to be more willing to be patient. You're spot on saying that patience is uncomfortable.

@lukeddm 4 күн бұрын

Just a quick technical comment - this new thumbnail is super clean dude. Looks great.

@lukeddm 4 күн бұрын

100% It's an often underappreciated virtue, but an important one. I love how much more often I'm finding other like-minded channels these days. It's inspiring. Take your time man. Do you. We'll be here for it! ✌

@HasanEgeO 4 күн бұрын

Quality over quantity

@alex-boke 4 күн бұрын

That’s the mantra 💆🏻‍♂️🫶🏼

@Melgui 4 күн бұрын

I completely agree-patience is key. But as you said, creativity is like a muscle: you need to train it and be patient with the results. I also think you're right that you don’t need to upload every single day. Take someone like @gawxart, for example-he’s brilliant and doesn’t post daily, but he’s likely working on his creativity almost every day behind the scenes. I totally understand that fear-it’s something I’ve struggled with too, and it’s one of the reasons I haven’t kept uploading, even without much experience. I know it’s a process where you feel vulnerable, but for me, the "shock effect" approach works well: exposing myself directly to that fear. Of course, it has to be at your own pace, just like you said, but without letting those fears become the main obstacle. Keep going! I really enjoyed your first video and love your attitude!

@EndIess-Ascent 5 күн бұрын

%100... I have time, too much of it... the problem isn't getting more of it because everyone gets 24hrs everyday, instead I have to spend time figuring out how to spend my time properly.

@alex-boke 4 күн бұрын

@@EndIess-Ascent that’s interesting. 🧐 I’d like to hear more on this. I’m making another video right now on how to get into a routine as an artist. Talking about time management and all that. Personally, I’m in my mid 30s, juggling 🤹 too many things all at once and having a hard time accomplishing anything from decision paralysis. But I’d like to hear what you’re going thru, and your perspective. Can you tell me a bit more of your background and life situation and stuff going through your head everyday?

@The_Existentialist_Barrack 8 күн бұрын

100%

@bshalr 11 күн бұрын

100%

@princesschigiri 14 күн бұрын

100%. This was an amazing video! I'd love to finally get around studying art, something I've always wanted to do.

@alex-boke 14 күн бұрын

@@princesschigiri TYSM! Yeah art 🖼️ is so fun to learn about…especially art history. Have fun with it!

@OmShira 14 күн бұрын

100% Creating more, consuming less! Great video ❤‍🔥

@alex-boke 13 күн бұрын

TYSM! 🫶🏼

@niki907990 15 күн бұрын

100% +idk, I need to try to find my way out of it too

@alex-boke 14 күн бұрын

@@niki907990 try this brick hack….at least for a nice extended detox. Then it become easier use with moderation after. Makes you realize a lot of things.

@valkerie23 15 күн бұрын

100%. I often take seasonal work contracts in remote places and loved the solitude/space it forced upon me from my phone and addiction. But, I need to start implementing that space in my day to day life and not just rely on those jobs to do it for me. When I have more time, I want to start learning how to nature sketch to create a portfolio of memories that doesn't need to be accessed by a picture gallery Great video man, I visited BC this summer and miss the mountains. Saying hello from Ontario :)

@alex-boke 13 күн бұрын

Yeah I hear ya! Heard that from tree planters too. Thanks for watching! 🫶🏼

@valkerie23 15 күн бұрын

@MisterSeñorBattles 17 күн бұрын

100% I'm going to start doing my schoolwork more consistently and without music in the background. I'm barely scraping by in college rn and I know I could get straight A's if I just stopped putting a YT video on in the background. I've only got two concerns tho, 1. I'm a broke college student, so I'm wary about the price of the brick and 2. I'm am android user. I'll look into both of those problems, but here's hoping I can fix this without them

@alex-boke 17 күн бұрын

@@MisterSeñorBattles damn yeah I don’t know if it’s available for androids yet. Maybe get a cheap older iPhone to use as more as a dumb phone? And delete all apps on your android? Money can feel like it’s tight sometime in the present moment, but allowing yourself to break free from an addiction and get straight A’s will pay dividends in your future. Not telling you to spend money and buy shit, but to invest in yourself if you really believe it could help you out. Takes a lot of self control, I’m not gonna lie..but it works. You can also go in on it with friends or family because there’s no limit of how many people can use it at the same time. Thanks so much for watching! 🫶🏼

@MisterSeñorBattles 17 күн бұрын

@@alex-boke No problem I looked into the android version and signed up for an email list of both beta testing and ready to purchase notifications. I technically have an older iPhone, but it's an iPhone 4S, so I don't see that working with Mint anytime soon 😅. I would delete all the apps on my Android (Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G), but I've already done that for the one app that sucked the time out of my day: KZbin. Since it's inescapeable to use (what with my music, my sleep playlists, my meme playlists, and all), my childhood friend recommended a 3rd-Party app called NewPipe. It's basically YT, but without two major things: Recommendations and An Account. You can still sub to channels and make playlists, but they aren't tied to a KZbin account, they're just tied to your app locally on your phone. It's honestly done a great job keeping me off of KZbin and disincentivizing subscribing to Premium. I put screen time limits on a few apps, namely my browser (Vivaldi) and Pokémon TCGP. My browser: because anything I need to search on their can be done on my laptop or PC and not while I'm sitting on the toilet doing nothing but getting lost in rabbit holes of fan wiki pages. PTCGP because I just got introduced to the app by a coworker two weeks ago and I'm already miles ahead of her from constant play lol. I'm setting a limit before that app becomes problematic too, on or off the toilet. While I'm grateful for Autism making certain things easier, sometimes I get bitter about how my most impacted area is Executive Functioning (basically the ability to make good short term decisions that can or will lead to good long term decisions [getting gas, paying bills, limiting screen time, not procrastinating, etc.]) but I just try to remember that this is not insurmountable and that, if it weren't for my diagnosis, I might not have been smart enough to get into private college in the first place.

@toxicpuddle1168 19 күн бұрын

100%

@alex-boke 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@AlGhaith000 21 күн бұрын

Do you include KZbin app ?

@alex-boke 20 күн бұрын

I didn’t at first but definitely became a problem after a bit, watching a lot of videos. But it’s hard one because I use KZbin for lot of things while renovating my house and stuff. Definitely will be adding it on the brick list.

@SamuelICanWin 22 күн бұрын

100% - this was a great piece of art. Reflective, retrospective and highly connective. Thank you for sharing.

@alex-boke 20 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching! 🫶🏼

@JevonJones-q2j 27 күн бұрын

100% I want to pour into myself as a creator of story telling. I plan to skateboard more with my kids.

@alex-boke 26 күн бұрын

@@JevonJones-q2j that’s dope! Thanks for watching and sharing! 🫶🏼

@rasmusolsson6076 27 күн бұрын

100% Great video

@alex-boke 26 күн бұрын

@rasmusolsson6076 thanks so much for watching!

@bensanfordmedia 29 күн бұрын

This deserves a million views, beautifully shot and edited with a great message. Makes me wanna buy a brick for sure!

@alex-boke 28 күн бұрын

@@bensanfordmedia thank you! Yeah the brick is a must, but needs to be hidden for sure!

@petermcrory5194 Ай бұрын

100% 3D Model

@mmanki Ай бұрын

"But, nah hiking the mountain is great ... it's great ... Yeah, it's great" 😅 So Inspiring man! 100% More videos please.

@alex-boke Ай бұрын

@@mmanki 😅🥰❤️🤝🏻 thanks brother! Got some other ones brewin’ ! Stay tuned!

@DeviusQC Ай бұрын

Great video! 100% ! ;)

@alex-boke 20 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

@tr0jie224 Ай бұрын

Drew gooden should do this

@emmab3342 Ай бұрын

Four hours a day? Dude on an especially bad day I can clock 9 hours a day 🫣. 3 hours a day is like my goal 😭

@alex-boke Ай бұрын

@@emmab3342 shiiiii! Get bricked! It totally works! But you gotta hide it somewhere far from home…if you’re a cheater like I am. Goal for 2025?

@TyroneLT Ай бұрын

100% Great video man. The visuals and story telling go together perfectly! As for your question at the end of the video, I nearly lost my life 6 years ago and had a lot of time to myself to recover. For my first month in the hospital I didn’t have my phone with me. I realized how important it was to face reality, be alone with my intrusive thoughts and the face the fears i had while I was there. As I recovered and gained back my phone, I realized that mindless scrolling didn’t lead to me feeling better. So since then I block off the first hour in the morning for prayer and exercise. And the last couple hours of the day for reading, journaling or spending time with my wife. In between while I don’t have that brick device, I do block addictive apps which allows me to focus on work. Cheers to you for this video. You’ve gained a sub from me!

@alex-boke Ай бұрын

@@TyroneLT thanks so much for the kind words and opening up. Yes life is fragile and we can take it for granted. Doomscrolling is an addiction wasting life away and we should be talking about it more and more, keeping each other accountable. I’m now developing a KZbin comments section replying addiction, so back to the drawing board I guess. See you in the next one! 🫶🏼

@LordFrito Ай бұрын

100% great video man! I really need to get back to blacksmithing and making things again

@alex-boke 20 күн бұрын

You're right, we all need a creative outlet, blacksmithing sounds amazing!

@crownclowncreations Ай бұрын

Seeing how fantastic the cinematography was in this, I was honestly shocked that you didn't have more subscribers. Until I saw this was your first video. Thiw was amazing man, keep it up!

@alex-boke Ай бұрын

@@crownclowncreations thanks so much! First but definitely not the last!

@doramus Ай бұрын

such a well made video

@alex-boke 20 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! ❤️‍🔥

@riverhardman645 Ай бұрын

I only just noticed you have 951 subscribers after watching this video, this is pure cinema

@alex-boke 19 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! 🫶🏼❤️‍🔥

@rogueywoguey Ай бұрын

Great Job Alex!! I love this story. I occasionally doomscroll on facebook and youtube. I hit a turning point when I read Aldous Huxley's Amusing Ourselves to Death, which is a terrific book about the societal toll of television on the attention economy. What books have you read that inspired this decision? Or was this self-idealized? Thanks a ton! Cheers, man.

@alex-boke Ай бұрын

Thank you! I'll try to get my hands on that book! Thanks for the recommendation. During and before this experiment, I read "Keep Going" from Austin Kleon, "The Creative Act" by Rick Rubin and "zen and Art of motorcycle maintenance" ...they all inspired me in different ways. But I also had a book open doing my research about self discipline, not even sure if that book is actually published, but it helped me the titles of each act in my video and what I was going thru during these 90 days. I wanted to do a digital detox for a while and it was time to do it for real this summer. Glad I did it!

@internetscavanger6746 Ай бұрын

100% I like commenting three paragraph essays on KZbin. I think I might make a video on it soon.

@alex-boke 19 күн бұрын

I’d love to see your video! 🤙🏼❤️‍🔥 send me a comment once it’s up!

@internetscavanger6746 18 күн бұрын

@@alex-boke Okay! (It's not up yet)

@aka_vaffel Ай бұрын

100% - just want to focus on my craft

@JuanThaSilva Ай бұрын

Interesting.

@moonlighter6652 Ай бұрын

100% - Great premise and excellent production quality. I have never taken up social media of any kind(my choice) but I know a few people who really need to see this work of yours. Best wishes in your endeavors. Subscribed.

@Ytmichaelhayes Ай бұрын

This video is visually stunning. Story telling is incredible too. You really made the message clear that you can make amazing pieces of art like this if you put your screen time hours towards something more productive. Even if you cut down your screentime by an hour a day and pick up a new hobby then that's 7 hours a week and 28 hours a month put towards a new, fun hobby that will bring joy and meaning to your life :)