I burned out...

[@ShiggitayMediaProductions]

Hi Jordan! Welcome back! I started watching you when you were on XDA's channel waaaay back when, and I followed you to your TWIL channel as well as to here (unless this channel used to be TWIL?). I'm glad you're doing well. My question to /for you is what's your take/opinion on the Apple Silicon Macs? I have two of them and absolutely adore them to pieces. Did you end up getting one? If so which one? Don't worry about having gone MIA... I know the feeling of burn out... I know this isn't quite the same but I'm an avid anime fan and I used to watch like 10 series an airing season, but then the stuff started to not appeal to me as much... I still love it all, but I had to slow down. Do what makes you happy. See you around!

[@JordanKeyes]

Yeah, TWIL was a different channel, but thanks for sticking around, man! I made a few videos about the M1 Macs, specifically the M1 Mac mini and the Macbook Air. I even upgraded to one of the new 24" M1 iMacs. Amazing power. I only got the 8Gb Macbook Air, and I keep hitting the RAM limit, so upgrading to 16Gb would be a recommendation from me... Lol, speaking of binging series, I've been doing quite a bit of that on Netflix. Korean sci/fi, zombie stuff, just amazing.

[@fouadnajjar2107]

Been here since day one buddy I will still watch your videos and be subscribed to this channel

[@GJ__2000]

I started following you back in the twil days. Always appreciated your videos. Follow your heart, make videos about what you like, stuff that interests you. Looking forward to new content :)

[@JordanKeyes]

Thanks for sticking around all this time!

[@trevorbaldwin2935]

Sometimes I follow KZbinrs because I like the person. Jordan, I like you! Whatever you post, I'll be watching!

[@JordanKeyes]

That really means a lot. Thanks, Trevor!

[@RokyBalboa7]

Awesome! Welcome back

[@justicesaint7817]

Welcome back! Glad you took a break. Everyone burns out, especially right now. I went through similar. With people at work leaving and workload gets piled on to mine, slowly it becomes way too much. Gotta take a break from everything. A healthy mind and body is the first priority. And it's always nice to pickup a sport and go out and socialize with people. I took time off from work and just relax and started play tennis again, it's very refreshing to be out there just to enjoy everything, just taking it day by day.

[@lany_07gaming]

Welcome back for this 2022.👍

[@BittaJam]

Welcome back! I am very glad to see you again. You know, it was a very wise decision to give this chanel your name, because you can do whatever you want here, from tech to sports, from lifestyle to clothes, from kids toys to pet accessories. Anything is going to be appropriate. You have been missed, and it's really great to know you're well and ready for new videos. Can't wait to see your name in the notifications bar again!

[@JordanKeyes]

When I created this new channel in 2012, I knew I didn't want to name it anything specific, so that I could pivot around if I needed to. Thanks for sticking around!

[@H4x0r18]

Hi Jordan! I know this is a old video but wanted to share my experiences here too in case it helps you and others. I had a burnout in late May 2021. Attempted to take on a IT management position. It didn't work out and I ended up jobless and jumping jobs from late May to late September. Between those months, we ran through our emergency funds and started to sell our belongings. I felt everything. Guilty, stress, anxiety, depression because of the uncertainty and the unknown. I felt like I was a poor example for my family. I had to seek help from a therapist and did so without insurance or any funds. My therapist was able to diagnose me quick but also help open me up to new things. I picked up new hobbies even though I was jobless with no money coming in. Fishing had restored a part of me. Catching my first fish made me feel that I could do anything. I went back to job searching again and now I've been with this new job for almost a year. I still have lost the motivation to do research or learn new things in tech on my spare time. I think you made a good decision to open up your channel to new things!

[@UserHD143]

nice to see you back bro

[@ItsMeEbby]

Welcome back. I'll watch whatever you throw at us.

[@bowie2004]

I see what you did there

[@JordanKeyes]

*slow clap* Nicely done.

[@Marinho965]

Dude I missed you so much!

[@ewhite1546]

I've followed you since all the way back in TWIL and I feel the same way about tech. Less innovation, more mature industry vibes. Hope you make it back to YT soon

[@Doyleman777]

original member of the TWIL gang representing here! I'm glad to see you're back - one of my favorite reviewers but honestly - I'd be game for almost anything! random tech news / reviews, random vlogging, just updates and experiments to things you try in your day to day life - whatever! I'm here for the long haul!

[@JordanKeyes]

Thank you so much!

[@ruben79nyc]

I've enjoyed your videos ever since your days with XDA. I'm glad to hear you are in a better place and you will be making videos on what you enjoy and not just what is considered popular. God bless you and your family.

[@SunshineFL]

Good for you.

[@raymonko]

Hey Jordan.. Realizing you attention went elsewhere I would like to thank you for the quality videos you posted in the past and obviously wish you enjoy what your are doing.

[@JeffLogan]

Hell Yeah! I picked up disc golf as well during the pandemic.

[@Gunnar_404]

I've missed you Jordan, and your vlog even more so

[@JordanKeyes]

I've missed vlogging too... Funny thing, the main reason I just uploaded the holidays vlog was that Ellis is constantly watching our old vlogs, and Christina asked me to put one together for him to watch. Now I kinda want to start doing more regular vlogs over there too!

[@inventorOz84]

I used to watch your videos this week in Linux times... now you wear an apple watch 😀 I am happy to see u healthy.

[@saYz24]

Welcome back 👍

[@jfreelan1964]

Got to take care of your health both mental and physical. Glad to know, you are doing alright.

[@QueeeeenZ]

I have been watching your videos since this week in Linux and I would say you were very passionate about Linux :) Love your content, really enjoyed the daily vlogs.

[@JordanKeyes]

I was definitely obsessed with Linux back in the day. Like so many things, once it becomes a part of your job, doing it as a side hobby becomes a bit cumbersome. I was a Windows sysadmin / MS programmer when I started TWIL, and in ~2012 I made the jump to Linux sysadmin, then Java/Groovy/Grails/Ruby/Rails programmer, building stuff for the cloud, so spending like 90% of my time at a terminal.

[@Steve30x]

I remember when you done a tour of that house and you gave a tour of the basement where you were setting up the basement rooms. You were going to give a tour of when it was done but I don't think you ever gave that tour.

[@JordanKeyes]

Hm, good point. We've definitely made some good progress on the basement. Replaced most of the carpet with vinyl plank flooring, painted almost everything, and we've even got my wife set up with a home office.

[@YoutubeYTC]

I Remember i bought a wireless headset 4 years ago after watching your review. It's nice to take a break and refresh on what you want to do. Good luck with your next KZbin journey! ♥️

[@JordanKeyes]

Thanks!

[@djditty8012]

Oh man so good to see you back!! A mix of tech and disc golf sounds awesome!!

[@JordanKeyes]

Maybe...... disc golf tech? ;)

[@djditty8012]

@@JordanKeyes hey there ya go! I’m sure there’s some cool stuff out there in both the functional and wacky! I’ve only played Disc golf a couple times but I thoroughly enjoyed it as well!

[@rundstycke]

Started to follow you back in the Linux days and little did I know that you would end up as a disc golfer. Welcome to the sport. I've been playing myself since 2002 and have been hooked ever since. It's a great community and I bet you have already found out about that! Hope you post whatever makes you happy and whenever you feel like it'll give you something back.

[@JordanKeyes]

Thanks so much for the welcome! So far I've mostly played alone, but I've got a few friends locally who play also, and the city I'm in has a disc golf group I'm looking to join this year, so hopefully I'll be able to get out really often!

[@Chris173972]

Unfortunately I burned out with work, had family situation appear and had to have some time off work (longer than I expected). Just one of those things, you have to look after your self and if that means no longer releasing to the channel, thats fine 🙂 Hopfully you are all well and things calmed down.

[@JAF30]

I don't mind that your not trying to keep up with the giant steps of small tech improvements :) Something good might be to review the tech devices you and your family are get and then do a follow up review after a couple of months on the good and bad. Maybe even a video or two on the most common issue you ran into and how to deal/fix/get around it

[@WestCoastChicano]

That's what I do. I make videos about things I care about. I'm not into how many views or subscribers I get. My channel isn't monetized and never will be. I have to applaud you. That being said I've never heard of disc golf in my entire life. I'm curious to know if there is an audience for that. Good luck. 🍀

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

I found your channel while looking for the m3d printer review after seeing a used one here locally for cheap. Didnt realize it was so old heh but i still like the form factor thinking about taking a 3d printer into a van life situation for functional parts and this seems like it could be it. Anyway Intersting about the disc golf, I grew up near a course. How about 3d printed discs? Maybe some weights on the end to make them fly better? Some hollow ones that could cut through the wind. Or some ones with built in LED lights. I dont think any pla disc would survive hitting a tree come to think of it, and there was lots of trees in the course i grew up around anyway, being cut out from a bunch of woods in a gulley and you'd hear the sound of discs hitting trees cosntantly. I didnt play ever other than walk our familys dogs through there, but did start to pick it up before i left. Maybe a drone golf game, where you gotta fly your drone through a bunch of osbstacles and into a net or goal of some kind, perhaps through the forest. Or make each drone like a club, that can only go a certain distance and you gotta fly it to the best spot before it goes down. Drone golf!

[@The313dash]

I feel you! Since I don't use custom roms I could care less about new phones. Tech is still my passion but I'm learn it's my in life then tech.

[@JordanKeyes]

I never thought I'd find myself saying it, but I don't even use Android phones very often anymore. I've got several generations of the Google Pixels, and the Z Flip 3 I showed, but most of the time the iPhone is in my pocket, because it just works the way I want it to.

[@tostoday]

I think the pandemic has affected people in many different ways. That said I always enjoyed our passed conversations.

[@JordanKeyes]

There's a part of me that definitely misses the old days, but you're absolutely right. The pandemic hit our family in a number of ways.

[@johnboyinfl]

i love disc golf! looking forward to this.

[@JordanKeyes]

Like a lot of people, I just sort of stumbled into it mid 2021, decided to buy a few discs and try it out, and fell in love!

[@johnboyinfl]

@@JordanKeyes I found a groupon for disc golf lessons. I thought.... What is disc golf? And then fell in love

[@Yesica1993]

It'll be interesting to learn about disc golf! I've never understood how it works. There are some kids I used to watch when they were little who now are out of state. One of them is really into it. It'll be cool to understand it better.

[@JordanKeyes]

That's a great point! I've played ball golf since I was a little kid, with my dad, so the rules of disc golf just came pretty naturally to me, but now that I think about it, I haven't seen many "beginners guide to disc golf" videos out there...

[@Yesica1993]

@@JordanKeyes I would like to visit them and it would be great to be able to talk to him about something he enjoys!

[@Sheikh_Speare]

I feel ya, I used to be super Intrested in tech videos, especially unboxing videos with channels like Phonedog, TechnoBuffalo, Soldier Knows Best and Wirefly back in 2012, after 2017 however my Intresting was fading until 2018 when I stopped activity watching tech videos. It wasn't until a few weeks ago when interest reignited, but not like before. It's really just the same old same old so now I'm very into old tech videos.

[@RamseyElmawardy]

I remember your linux videos. The Arch install guide specifically.

[@JordanKeyes]

Wow, I remember making those videos LONG ago. Arch was such an interesting distro for me!

[@RamseyElmawardy]

@@JordanKeyes KZbin and the Internet at large was a very different place back then.

[@soumyonath911]

I'm watching after 3 years I miss the old videos filled with random tech

[@pfaibs]

Jordan, something just popped up in my feed about you. Checking in, hope all is well

[@Itzo_]

Superb, joined for Android info way back staying for disc golf (big here in Sweden too). Great honest video!

[@JordanKeyes]

I'd imagine it's pretty popular there, with Latitude64, Kastaplast, and Discmania having factories there.

[@Steve30x]

I'm with you with losing interest on phones and some electronics lately. I see it and I'm thinking oh something new , great. I used to live all kinds of new gadgets but it's gone stale on me now. Also a gamer since I was 8 years old. I turned 58 in July 3021 and I'm losing interest in gaming too. I don't really have an interest in the majority of games that get released with the past few years. But I have been following this channel with a few years since you were in your last house doing family blogs and before one of your children was born. I used to watch the family blogs every day.

[@JordanKeyes]

Man, glad you mentioned that. I used to game ALL the time... played World of Warcraft for about a year and a half back in 2004-5, kinda surprised I didn't lose my wife! But over the last 2 years, even my interest in gaming has fallen off a cliff... Thanks for sticking around all this time!

[@PatHiggins-Mayo]

Ill be watching.....bring it on

[@JordanKeyes]

Thanks so much, Pat!

[@AlexSullivan]

Hey dude, glad you have got back in the happiness saddle. Totally understandable with the loss of love for the ever changing yet never changing tech industry.

[@JordanKeyes]

Alex! So happy to see you here in the comments. That hits the nail on the head. Ever changing, but not really changing. "Look, it's 0.1mm thinner, and we added a 17th camera." Woohoo?

[@AlbertAltman]

Glad to see you back on the horse man! I have been I your shoes in the past. Health, and family should always come first! Ill stick around 🙂 "you" have been keeping me company for several years.

[@JordanKeyes]

Thanks so much, Albert! Glad to see you've stuck with me all this time. :)

[@Randy-gy6uw]

Hey its Jordan hope all is well now

[@MahmoudNabeel]

I missed your voice man, I used to watch you since the days of xda. I've even shifted my career to Linux RHEL domain cuz of what I've learnt from your passion of Linux. Being true and honest with your passion is what will make you succeed, regardless of being it a sport or tech, it doesn't matter. Keep it man

[@JordanKeyes]

Wow, I hope your career is working out! I've heard a couple of people now mention that my videos influence their careers in some way or another. That's really awesome!

[@russtewell9776]

I’m going to miss your tech content. But I understand balancing just work and family alone. Let alone a YT channel that requires a significant investment. Best of luck to you.

[@JordanKeyes]

Thanks! I'd still like to make some videos about tech occasionally, I think I just need to approach it from a different perspective.

[@russtewell9776]

@@JordanKeyes Oh yeah, I realize you’re not stopping completely on the tech. I play regular golf. I enjoy it as much as gigging my buddies, as much as the game itself. It sounds fun! Glad you found a new hobby to enjoy!!!!

[@PakoSt]

Hey, happy to see you again! Give yourself enough time and don't force yourself to play the KZbin game :) I'm sure there will be plenty of interesting things to cover! Frankly, your views and way of presenting them have always been a joy to follow. Looking forward to the next one!

[@johnahmed2927]

Jordan, I echo what many have already stated. We appreciate your passion and approach to everything you produce. Key word “passion”. We expect nothing. You OWE nothing except to yourself and your family. I have to laugh at the number of videos I’ve watched on products I thought I had no interest in… only to be “converted” by your on-air presentation skills. Look forward and appreciate anything you decide to share. 😉👍🏼

[@avaloslucas]

why did you change from linux to apple?

[@HumanCreativity]

OH GOD! I am sooooooooooooooooo glad yall doing good as far as I could see yet. Thanks for coming back :D All the best, old Pal :)

[@JordanKeyes]

Thanks so much! I'll admit, family/career-wise, things have never been better!

[@SunshineFL]

Oh wow

[@SunshineFL]

Oh no

[@People_R_Foolish]

You were so good looking. What happened?

[@MacBjorn]

Reviewing tech is so over saturated. Go live your life and do what you actually enjoy instead of trying to maintain a channel

[@JordanKeyes]

I really appreciate that perspective. Kept finding myself behind the curve, paying hundreds/thousands of dollars to review devices I wasn't hugely excited about, only to get a relatively small amount of views. Just need to get back to things I find exciting, and find a way to present them that's entertaining!