How YouTubers Can Avoid Burnout

The patrons got me thru January: / shaq

[@joshuasims5421]

"It would be nice to live in a big, impressive house, but peace is much nicer." True words, friends. No use being burned out in a big box.

[@triplesc00p]

You just Ratatouille'd me hard with that line from Meet The Scout

[@artieghatavi416]

He's a force of nature

[@jeffu_]

i NEVER would've expected a tf2 reference from him

[@ZumoDePapaya]

I'm still mad they canceled the TF2 Adult swim show because Valve was too slow at making the episodes

[@bobbiejackson8813]

bruddah. i make lil videos.

[@spikejoseph5482]

BONK!

[@tiffanyyen6713]

I simply adore your pragmatic approaches to everything from hummus recipes to burnout prevention tips.

[@thicclink]

I just want to say i notice the choice of 4:3 aspect ratio and I appreciate it.

[@Ol_Keefus]

Shaq a trendsetter. Mark my words

[@BrianLough]

I'm using the KZbin app with android and I often watch/listen to videos with the phone in portrait mode (video is still landscape , but comments are below) and I was wondering why his framing was so off, the top of his head/hair is cut off, but after I read your comment I turned my phone landscape and sure enough the aspect ratio was fixed and the framing was right

[@aarond9563]

Like aesthetically or functionally?

[@jas7256]

This reminds me so much of Marco Pierre White's story that he told at Oxford. Gaining 3 Michelin stars was his life's greatest journey, but once he got the maximum rating from Michelin, running his restaurant because such a boring, taxing slog of maintaining unimaginably high standards. He believed he could either keep being in the kitchen where he could never spend quality time with his children, live a lie by being a celebrity chef who didn't cook the food in his restaurant, or give it all up and free himself from the trap he created. I think a lot of veteran KZbinrs are following in the path that Marco took.

[@netshaq2]

meanwhile Gordon's hawking frozen shepherds pies at walmart

[@tylergroenendal5220]

A similar story about Sébastien Bras is explored in depth in the book Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life where he came to more or less the same conclusion. He felt trapped in creating to a standard that wasn't his own.

[@jas7256]

@@netshaq2 hey, some people go the route of tom scott, some people go the route of ryan's toy reviews

[@williamaitken7533]

BRUH this video made me realize that youtube is freelance work. That's incredible and I can't believe it's not talked about more. And I totally agree with you about things like online metrics. I know people online who stress when a twitter post they make doesn't get enough likes. That shit will absolutely tank your confidence and wreck your productivity the moment you falter.

[@joshuasims5421]

I agree, this sounds like such a useful perspective.

[@averagejoey2000]

Adam Ragusea once said "quitting my job to do KZbin full time just means I work for Google now"

[@LonecloneProductions]

It makes sense, KZbin literally sends out a 1099 form for the Adsense revenue you get.

[@jUQMtDmf]

Is there any other way to look at it? I’m not getting the point

[@cerberusthethird]

it's very refreshing hearing from someone with the corporate experience to actually know what he's talking about with this stuff but the humanity to remember at the end of the day it's all bullshit and to just do what works.

[@Ham4Ever1]

I am probably going to watch this video 2-3 more times in the next few days. This, in tandem with the "I Do Not Wish to Podcast" video. Really, thank you for putting these thoughts out.

[@joshuasims5421]

Thanks, I hadn't seen that one, it's good too.

[@avargs3505]

Thanks for the heads up on the podcast video That last line in the video about being the boss to yourself you would want to have hit me hard Ran a business for ten years and wish I would have had that perspective

[@heysoular]

Thank you for mentioning “The E Myth!” I had never heard of it before, and just started listening to the audiobook after watching this. The first insight about technicians being the ones to start businesses instead of Entrepreneurs is really interesting! Thanks for constantly supporting my critical thinking skills (and my general well-being 😎) with your videos.

[@Nayus]

"Peace is much nicer" What a great thought I will incorporate that into myself

[@MythrilZenith]

4:10 That's such a feel. My family doesn't seem to understand just how hard it is for me to make a wish list because I usually just let go of my desires because it's easier than pining for things I'll likely never be able to justify buying.

[@trykarat]

"decide when enough is enough". oof. so good - yet so hard

[@owala_c]

holy shit this video is 6 mins?? thats insane It EASILY has 20mins worth of content in this

[@ParadoxBoxx]

he’s such a gem on here I never feel like he’s trying to pad out his videos

[@mofire5674]

This is probably the nicest way to tell burnt out successful KZbinrs "skill issue". Jokes aside, good points here even for those of us with different professions!

[@GatorAidMedical]

youtubers over invested in large teams, elaborate set design, overly complex editing, etc. at the end of the day we just want chill vids by people who aren't milking us for private jet money. i dont think i truly understood how much money youtubers were printing until I saw linus' studio tour. my god, you can't tell me that amount of stuff is necessary to review screwdrivers and android phones

[@dariuskromoser8936]

Linus is not a KZbinr, it's a huge media production company, and they have comparable viewership to multi-national TV channels. That amount of stuff is necessary to have a well-oiled production machine that does like three videos a day. If you don't like the videos, that's cool, but don't mistake LMG for a guy 'doing KZbin' in the way our boy is.

[@Jason-fp7vi]

​@@dariuskromoser8936no man. Have worked for companies handling a lot more data than linuses 4k videos, have never required the type of intranet setup and storage he has going on. Don't know anyone setting up enterprise networking like that. plenty of his setup is not truly necessary and is likely created with the intention of making videos on that tech to further the machine I like linuses videos, the script writing and production is very slick and I have so much respect for his come up from NCIX (rip). At the same time I think it would be disingenuous to say he requires the studio setup they do when no one else runs a studio with that many bells and whistles

[@misterpicasso]

So refreshing. I appreciate the effort you put into concision and clarity.

[@sasquatchmom19]

Working in tech a prior company I worked for grew 15% YoY and the CEO that was at the bottom range of what’s considered acceptable. To me growing 15% annually seems like we’re doing more than just good enough. If a business venture is doing well enough to pay the salaries, overhead, equipment, taxes, and have extra left over to cover future lean times, that’s success to me. Totally love the philosophy to have “enough” and peace over grinding for more, more, more.

[@arcaneire]

It's about potential. For some companies, 15% *is* absolutely a great success. But if you took control of Apple right before the release of the iphone, 15% growth would be an immense failure A safe job is nice for the people in the company now, but maybe the company could employ 10x the people in the future and pay 10x the taxes. How would you feel if the company decided "nah we're good with that whole growth thing" right before they hired you :p? I do get what you mean though, people take it too far. Just wanted to say thag a CEO can say something like that and be totally correct. Obviously different on a personal level too, it's not all about the sigma grindset if that makes you depressed

[@SourSourSour]

writing is on point as always, that outro is just *chef's kiss*

[@TheMarioOne]

Love that approach so much, I think it's part of the reason why your videos remain unique and refreshingly enjoyable. I think many youtubers tend to gradually fall into the trap of becoming just like everyone else on the platform in the chase of growth; thumbnails follow the same catchy template, unique editing style turns into a uniform "safe" style, etc. Almost feels like they turn into content machines.

[@AlexKojfman]

Thanks for a great video talking about walking that line and just being true to who you want to be and not what everyone aspires to be. I remember in a different video that you said to set your own schedule. And I’m doing that. Thanks for being a good influencer. I mean influence.

[@AJcore]

I appreciate that you changed the aspect ratio. This looks way better on mobile. Also this is great advice beyond quitting KZbin. As someone on the precipice of leaving the corpo world for self-employment due to complacency and feeling stagnant, thank you.

[@iantingen]

Needed this today; as a social scientist and as a small business human. Thank you Shaq!

[@SauceStache]

Finally got around to watching this!! Nailed it. There is a point where you have to decide what exactly you want. Letting Go - David Hawkins. It talks about this in the chapter about Desire... I mean really the whole book is about letting go so the concept is touched on throughout. It really changed the way I think about creating and work in general.

[@Erthely]

Good vid shaq, I always enjoy your thoughts

[@QwertyMcQwertz]

You're one of my favorite KZbinrs, dude man. Food-related or otherwise! Thanks for the perspective

[@NikolasN64]

Aw man meet the scout, nice. Btw made the pozole last weekend, it was a hit, thank you!

[@valeflanart3196]

he really did! that shit was gas ⛽️🔥

[@NickBurkaOTM]

Thank you for this video. I really appreciate the perspective and advice

[@VictorKolbe]

you're one my favorite creators on this site - I honestly didn't even realize this was the secondary channel until you mentioned it. always such enriching takes, too. so glad the algorithm™ blessed me with one of your videos that fateful day

[@happilicious]

I really love this video, I can even apply it even if I'm not a youtuber. These are the topics that aren't really talked about with friends and families, useful advise on how to live life.

[@merakimerakimeraki]

Great video, saved. But also wanted to say I just love the framing of the shot, very pleasing to the eyes!

[@Quixan]

well said. you have a sage wisdom that is much needed in this world and speaks to my sensibilities. the twitch streamer PirateSoftware has shared how he lives very humbly in spite of his success both in his previous career and after his meteoric rise on KZbin. Mindfulness is a lost art.

[@DavidMFBowie]

I'm really digging the aspect ratio. The youtube bit rate with the reduced screen space results in some really crisp visuals. It also matches your content style, straight to the point with no wasted space.

[@alastairbutcher6744]

Thanks for this shaq - helpful set of thoughts for me personally right now.

[@VeryGoodDrinks]

This is the best video I’ve seen in a good long while. Thanks for this.

[@whatplan4335]

great video the 1:1 aspect ratio makes it feel like weirdly warm and comforting idk its strange but I dig it

[@NotFine]

NGL, i've had some thoughts about being a working musician and if it's really possible for me to live that way, but this video actually gave me some new found hope. If it doesn't work out, oh well.

[@lydiloveloose]

i love that so much for you 5:13 thank you so much for your insight! ✨

[@mcarstensen]

Digging the 4:3 format! Simple but focused!

[@Pleureuse-fc5zb]

and we love your little videos 🥺

[@cooberr]

WOW i did not expect that scout quote in this video at all, talk about rewarding the viewer for understanding the joke without any alienation. youre one of the good ones shaq

[@Kyrbi0]

This is such a solid video. Thank you

[@suparockr]

I remember about a decade ago gaming juggernaut Totalbiscuit was talking about his then friends The Yogscast and how they expanded into a huge enterprise. I specifically remember him talking about how they rented out an office building to do work in and him just kicking back talking about how he can do his day job wearing boxers. Totalbiscuit kept making videos until the cancer grew too far and forced him to stop (he died about a month later) and I just feel like that he came a lot closer to finding the secret to happiness than his more successful contemporaries have.

[@imightbebiased9311]

RIP TB. :(

[@JimmStout]

Thank you for adding some transparency and honesty to a career that has a lot of misinformation associated with it.

[@MrSvs99]

I appreciate your realness so much.

[@momoatsuko727]

as an aspiring youtuber, thanks shaquille, i needed to hear this

[@aarond9563]

Sturgglng to conjure up a wishlist honestly to me sounds like a very unique thing for people who aren't crazy rich. I find that most times people have wishes of things they could buy all the time but decide that they have enough and so therefore don't buy it. But struggling to even think of stuff you want is rare it seems. I really enjoyed this video and your takes here.

[@Patelivision]

4:3 aspect ratio. Interesting choice

[@SyncMain]

This was awesome! Thanks for that, and for teaching me how to french toast my pizza.

[@tomv8952]

Cracker vid, as always. Long may the sun shine, the grass grow, and netshaq make little videos.

[@thenerdyberty]

Thanks Shaq. I’ve been really obsessing over getting a raise this year (If? When? How much? Will it be enough? Should I plan to negotiate?). Instead of overthinking, I’m trying to remind myself that less than a year ago, I was a brand new college grad who was beyond pumped just to have an entry level salary.

[@Kellydoughnuts]

Unrelated to the Video, but this popped up in my recommended randomly. I always knew about Shaq in the Food Tube world but never really watched him. This video put it in my mind to finally subscribe to him on the main channel. And JFC he's a godsend. I'm Italian American; but I live in a Latino mostly Mexican neighborhood that has an authentic Mexican Grocery store like less than five minutes from my house. Now I can start utilizing it as a resource so much more that I now know how to use the ingredients better.

[@BrianLagerstrom]

Thanks for this HOME BRO

[@p07a]

Your framing and color balance is so good that I was distracted maybe 30% through the video haha. Good points though. Applies to artists too.

[@a-love-supreme]

really curious how patreon plays into this dynamic of stability

[@netshaq2]

On an good month of two videos with two ad reads, patreon would be about 20% of my total income

[@cleanjimmy]

This video is basically defines the difference between art and commerce.

[@ohpotatoesandmolasses]

I love you for that Scout reference.

[@dirgo]

I think once you become content with your life, you get to find and explore hobbies or topics out of pure curiosity instead of doing something purely to increase your views. I find it hard to get past the hedonic treadmill, I think it's almost engrained in American culture to continue to chase higher goals and net worth. I envy people who can find inner peace in their lives and flow through the day without chasing unattainable goals.

[@PaulSandersonYup]

"Birds fly, grass grows, sun shines, and brother, I make little videos." ― Internet Shaquille, 5:51 "Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand." ― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

[@ProHomeCooks]

Genius!

[@WhyitJellyDonut]

This is a very roundabout way of saying you hate doing your taxes.(great video sir)

[@simonmonto]

You're so damn wise my friend, I gotta start callin you Shakky Mannn. Shakky Boyyyy ❤❤

[@asimshamim113]

Shaq runs his youtube how a McKinsey consultant that magically gained a conscience would (in a good way)

[@welliot]

i love 4:3 extranetshaq

[@netshaq2]

Inside me there are 4:3 wolves

[@teknonmy7210]

1440p. Lookin crispy shaq

[@mujnick]

I'm so glad to find someone who shares my indifference to the trend of passive income chasing. I don't want to keep getting money while doing as little as possible, I want to provide value to people and be paid for that. Shaq truly is my parasocial platonic boo.

[@DuckyRubber7]

Thanks Shaq I liked this

[@deanyt3697]

Woah. I set this video to 240p (because of the 4:3 aspect ratio) and it literally felt like I was in 2006 KZbin. Dope!

[@sweetestpotato4392]

This is chefs kiss

[@abdou2523]

you came to my life at the epiotme of right times

[@MarcusRobertsonTwo]

I appreciate this aspect ratio.

[@DanielAfonso-IT_Consultant]

4:3. In my Internet Shaquille? It's more likely than you think.

[@Mr6Sinner]

I see the 4:3, but is there a filter over this to look like a 2000s era infomercial?

[@triky814]

Shaq, how do you do these talks? Do you have a prompter? An amazing memory or is it bullet points off the dome? Amazing stuff

[@netshaq2]

Prompter :)

[@kingpikachuthethird]

So true bestie

[@sebastianwittenkamp2738]

Dale Carnegies book is still the best. Solid advice.

[@selinakyle9606]

what watchat are you wearing?? please tell us ive been eyeing it since you first wore it in your videos

[@Theowest]

You're the greatest!

[@SquibGourmand]

unrelated but can you do some more bathroom reviews pls

[@bobicus7765]

Wasn't expecting a meet the scout quote here, but I think that's more an issue with my expectations than anything.

[@yakkocmn]

no way you just dropped a TF2 Scout reference in the middle of an introspective freelance work advice video

[@netshaq2]

I don’t even know where to start with you. I mean, do you even know who you’re talkin to? Do you have ANY idea who I am??

[@Eirwyn]

wow what a nice looking apron, where can I get one? 😉

[@AlexMercadoGo]

I was expecting a recipe with which to solve this problem

[@grunchidetrap476]

Imagine if Internet Shaquille had a low taper fade

[@nathanchida972]

Net Shaq I’m in Phoenix and a woodworker/cabinet maker; for the love of god please let me come over and adjust those cabinet doors so they’re level

[@netshaq2]

That’s what the LAST guy said before skipping out on the job after getting his check!

[@nathanchida972]

@@netshaq2guess he didn’t read E-myth

[@imightbebiased9311]

The actual secret to being a KZbinr who doesn't burn out? A dope-ass moustache. Think about it? How many of those KZbinrs who walked away had either weak moustache game, or even worse, no facial hair at all. Stats don't lie!

[@Maladringe666]

Tbf, I only found out extranet existed, when you posted a video from your main about you uploading a dj set for cooking.... Which when i found this channel, i was like oh heres been all this content from the last year i was looking for. But like you said, you can just leave it at that, you dont need to ridiculously grow this channel.

[@user63838]

Good video

[@ThomasHudek]

Clickbait thumbnail is on point today!

[@w1ckedn0nsense34]

At my desk job, I spend as much time as possible maximizing my time away from work. I want to spend as much time as possible with my friends and family, because you only get one life! Why would a freelance job change that? Prioritize what's really important.

[@_iboji]

I know what got me here is the righteous snark but what kept me here is the humanizing stuff like this. "KZbinrs" and the "content" treadmill are dying because they were never sustainable. As the audience we should also own up to our part in feeding the burnout of people whose content we claim to enjoy. Toxicity in interaction, complaints when there are changes and not allowing the folks producing this shit to be human is violent in many of the ways YT as a money making entity is

[@WWater-zo3nm]

Those cabinets above your microwave are a little crooked. Might wanna fix that. Shouldn't take more than 30 mins.

[@rv9099]

Great vid, but why the green screen?

[@netshaq2]

What.

[@ampersand64]

what's up with the... squareness? Don't think we wouldn't notice 😉

[@ChrisKerel]

that parkinson's law theory sounds a bit shaky

[@caleb4thand10]

The man is wise

[@brendanressler4359]

I’ve decided to prioritize neither artistry nor business. Instead I am working on practical homemaking skills. That’s why I watch internet shaquille. It’s good to have a realistic and sustainable mindset around cooking so I can keep my girlboss wife fed

[@pingew]

TF2 REFERENCE!!!! TF2 REFERENCE!!! THATS WHY SHAQS THE GOAT!!!!!

[@seraphdiscgolf]

Hey, I got you a good Christmas gift & I didn't need a wish list! 🥃 PS: I just want to reach that 1,000 subs point Mr. Shaq.

[@gfisch72]

How many keys is your favorite hat worth

[@netshaq2]

only ever played vanilla tbh

[@blkjck]

Sorry not sure if I heard right, did he say Emyth? Whos the author.

[@brinecarroll]

"the e myth: why most businesses don't work and what to do about it" by michael e gerber

[@blkjck]

Good looking out homie.

[@aaronbone9957]

Tasty aspect ratio mmmm