Ground Up 061 - Simple Advice w/ Matt D'Avella

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Hey it's a bonus episode! Normally I release this podcast every Wednesday but I decided to drop this AMA into the mix. On this episode I answer your questions about minimalism, productivity, comparing yourself to others & knowing when to take the leap. Enjoy!
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[@italianinoslo]

In a platform filled with trash, Your channel is pure gold!

[@petluv214]

I use minimalism at work. My office and work area are very neat only keep in my file cabinets the information that we need to have in a very neat orderly fashion. I try to keep my desk minimum and only have what I need in front of me at one time. I have lamps there to cut down on the strong light from the overhead to try to present a relaxing environment for work and I have ocean sounds in the background noise which is very comforting. I don’t throw garbage away in my office. I also have a microwave and refrigerator to cut down on the distraction of having to leave to eat lunch. I packed my lunch daily. I do take time out and go for walks either down the halls or up the stairs or on a nice day I’ll take a walk around campus while listening to your Podcast or music.

[@Cljonesy1185]

Advice for the guy that starts and stops his projects In addition to scheduling time and setting goals for creating things, be mindful that your content is NEVER going to be perfect. If you set a goal of releasing one KZbin video a week but you want it to be perfect, you run the risk of missing your deadline because your video isn't "ready." Sometimes your work will be ready, sometimes it won't be and that's okay. Every time you feel like an assignment you've given yourself isn't ready make a list of lessons learned to apply to the next task. Make your next project better than your last.

[@azbahansari]

whenever i am tired of struggle and feel like stuck or giving up, i tune in to your show and by the end of podcast i get back to work, back to grind. You sure doing the right thing!

[@adamconstanza]

Instantly hit save to watch later... looking forward to watching it with a coffee ☕

[@AntonLitvin87]

Travel Inspired :) Wait, it’s multitasking. Enjoy the coffee first. :D

[@dionathan8]

Matt, I jut wanna to say how much I love your content. I'm a Brazilian, lives in Brazil 😂, but your content change my view of what really is minimalism. Not a hypster thing, but it is a way of eliminats what doesn't add real value at life and focus on be more free to do what's is important from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you

[@manishapande6266]

Matt, your content is real and it’s apparent you put a lot of thought and effort before presenting your material!! Really like your channel!

[@jonathanwynne6925]

Found your channel tonight and I've been through at least 15 videos. Good stuff, you're doing a great job.

[@MosaicSplash]

I really needed to hear this right now. thanks so much. ive been having a hard time struggling with the constantly anxiety of being a failure as an artist. but I also need to give myself the constant reminder to keep going, to keep working on my stuff and to just focus on making simply good art.

[@07triman]

Matt - The Minimalism Documentary was the beginning of my journey to freedom. So thank you for your work on that. One aspect I struggle with is that so many champions of minimalism seem to be young single people who don't have kids, don't have a house and have flexible jobs which allow them to wear TShirts all day. I have made progress de-cluttering my life but realized because of the many hats I wear (father, cyclist, skier, hiker, employee, boss..) that minimizing will look differently for me than for the usual cadre of minimalists. I am brand new to your KZbin channel. I want to search your content to see if there are any videos which speak to the challenges of minimizing in the suburbs with a busy lifestyle.

[@soyernestoortiz8937]

I feel bad and happy. Bad because I've been watching his videos for a long time but never paid attention to this gold the podcasts, and I feel happy because I will be learning new things in the upcoming days by listening to all his podcasts. Matt D'avella is the best.🙌

[@alexisgono1729]

Stopped immediately when you recommended the book. Downloaded the free pdf and read in about under 2hours. Worth it. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@Realcommunitytalks]

Thanks so much for the encouragement on podcasting numbers at the beginning. I am averaging 800 downloads per month and sometimes get discouraged but your words really reminded me to keep consistent and at it. Thanks Matt!

[@theemeraldruby]

I've been listening to the show on my long commutes to and from various musical commitments. It's so refreshing to hear honest discussions of how people got places, and how sucky the grind is, but also, how if you can stick it out, it is possible to get somewhere. As someone who's been stuck in early stage grind for a while (but has recently made a bunch of changes to try and get out of it) this podcast gives me hope :) Congrats man, you're doing a 10/10 job.

[@mattdavella]

That's amazing to hear. Thanks for sharing your story. Good luck!!

[@JoshThrives]

I remember finding this channel right before the My Minimalist Apartment video blew him up. It was about two years into my journey of wanting to work for myself online, documenting my journey on KZbin, and this week I finally went full time freelance editing. Everything came together so quickly right as I quit my part time job. It's crazy looking back on these old Matt videos and taking the advice from the perspective of actually being a self employed freelancer. It really feels like I'm finally meaningfully progressing in the right way on this path.

[@Exnihilo37]

This is great its nice to know other creatives struggle and inspiring that everyone is just trying to get good work.

[@SeventySevenScars]

Love the podcasts Matt, don't think I've mentioned it yet, but I'm loving the "adult level up" that your advice and guests bring :)

[@godwin_njoroge]

Hey Matt, So I just can't get enough of these shows. Definitely getting the podcasts so I can listen to them in the car. Really appreciate the time you put into them. Keep rocking man.

[@robertcurcio4927]

Listen to them while doing things around the house. Keep up the good work.

[@kawooool]

100% my favorite channel on the tube, keep killin' it matt

[@milandelaet6380]

So happy you mentioned the Last of Us. It's truly a piece of art. As a student Game Graphics Production, I'm also an aspiring creative but in a totally different field than most people on your podcast and you. Yet it helps a lot for my motivation and to see the links between different creative fields. I and probably others would love if you could bring in more people out of completely different industries. You do it from time to time but it would be awesome to see it more often. Anyway, keep up the podcast, been loving it!

[@samygg7357]

17 years old student from Malaysia Although I am a student It still helps me,like thinking wiser and be productive. Thanks a lot.

[@sagarasuranga9272]

Samy GG hay man I started KZbin Chanel it’s pretty hard to gain subscribers.. but never give up appreciate if you can subscribe me thanks in advance

[@leylasarper]

Thank you - as I’m trying to get the first two episodes of my podcast up and in the world - this message really helped me :) thank you Matt

[@cococolonel]

Jevon here! Thanks so much for answering my question! I actually had to sit down and decide who and what was right for me.

[@feliciafullwood]

Love these AMA's with just you. Do more!!

[@robertcurcio4927]

Totally love your podcast vids Matt. I save them and listen to them while

[@JakeKelsick]

Awesome to see the grind paying off Matt! Found out about you on KZbin about a week ago and have since consumed nearly all of your content. Great work, super to the point and definitely gave me a jolt of inspiration to keep creating and getting better at the process. I have been making KZbin videos for over a year and have had some success but I'm still fine turning the process and about to branch out into podcasting. Keep up the amazing work, I look forward to getting my content as polished as yours one day! 😉👊🏼

[@the-creative-block]

Matt, thanks as always. I just ordered The Flinch. This may sound pompous and overly confident, but I look forward to being worthy of being a guest on your podcast. Here's to hard work. Here's to work worth doing.

[@mattdavella]

Hell yeah! Enjoy the book. Good luck man.

[@cuttink.studio]

This was a good commute listen. Glad you did an extra episode :)

[@Chrissynysc]

Simple yet POWERFUL advice! Much love man.

[@raitatsukiko]

i loved about the art part. im an artist myself, and i really appreciate it when my friends buy. i have this particular friend who's into buying whatever i make first

[@KhaledSamen]

As always, I'll keep commenting that you are an inspirational man, and I really support you. Awesome,,

[@mattdavella]

Thanks, Khaled!

[@KhaledSamen]

Thanks to you and your effort

[@JustKevYTP]

Hell yeah! Was just listening to the ground up podcast with Babbin. This feels like Christmas now haha

[@mattdavella]

Haha enjoy! This Wednesday's podcast is a good one w/ Colin & Samir (kzbin.info)

[@MersedP]

What kind of note taking stuff you use? Apple notes? Evernote? Even Onenote, lol? Perhaps Google Docs? I am so curious how you use this as a minimalist, centralizing everythig or not and as a creative person! Please let me know! I love the channel. Some of them I watch (2) weekly bases, like about the personal finance stuff. Loving the podcast!

[@CaptainSallyPoo]

Hal Elrod would be a great guest on the show. His story is pretty ground up especially building up something after dying 👍

[@teta1866]

I love your suggestions about multitasking. I work freelance as a translator and content writer, therefore I keep checking my email and WhatsApp. Sometimes it frustrates me because my phone keeps ringing with the chat and email notification, I barely can focus on the work at hand. I keep checking it because I'm afraid it is from my clients and I have this feeling that I should reply them immediately. I'll definitely try scheduling the time to check my email and chat.

[@redapplejuuice]

more videos like these please!

[@02joshualee]

Matt, in a vast sea of rubbish "content" wasting space in server farmers around the world, this show is a beaming light of joy. Good on you bro.

[@Naeem_El]

At the gym and listening to this video. Awesome by the way 👍🏾

[@mattdavella]

Thanks for listening.

[@scaredfolks5923]

You can half ass two tasks but you can't give them both 100%. If you think of attention as finite you can only give a certain amount of that finite attention to each task. Sometime it might be divided 50/50 but sometimes it might be 25/75, if you doing three things at once it could be 20/20/60. You get the point. Every time you add another task you end up dividing that finite attention per task. This means that you give less and less to each task you try to do at the same time, which causes it to take longer to complete each task. Also, when it comes to task switching, it takes a good amount of time to get into a flow state so when you switch between 10 tasks at once you never get into a flow state. Flow states are key to giving something 100% of your attention which in turn means you give 100% of the effort you can.

[@alinabelousova]

The horn is not going to move the car :D you are hillarious, Matt!😁

[@sneakypeps]

Thank you for softening my commute!

[@mattdavella]

I aint soft!! Okay maybe a little. Enjoy the commute.

[@rahulgopalakrishnan1892]

im considering minimalism just coz of you

[@MotivationKingdom247]

I'm so proud that I found your channel!

[@OJorgeDeAlmeida]

This is a monday morning blessing.

[@mattdavella]

Lol. Enjoy!

[@CaptainSallyPoo]

Ah yeah. I've been sick on vacation so this is a treat sitting at the base of Eiger Mountain watching the rain come down. Also, I like reading the comments and it's super cool that you have a huge male fan base. Anyway, super random. Thanks for another great episode 😁

[@D.E.Middleton]

Solid content. Thanks Matt.

[@ed911turbo-macanturbo]

Another excellent video thanks.

[@thecyberthrift]

Love your podcasts!

[@museamuse8745]

Best podcast

[@smejes1]

Thanks for doing this famz.

[@jamonyqueso22]

I just listen this podcast and already think im being productive

[@juliegagnemusique]

Yes, The Last of Us is sooo good (I finished it 13 times since I first played it in 2014...)! As a musician and composer, I find that the soundtrack to that game is a great exemple of less is more and that taking risks pays (Gustavo Santaolalla used a ton of unusual instruments and objects to create the atmosphere - for those interested, check out "Gustavo Santaolalla: The music of the Last of Us" on the Playstation KZbin channel). It changed the way I see video games soundtracks in general. Also, great advice throughout the video. I still wondering if I want to go freelance (as a musician and/or writer), so that helps. Thanks! :)

[@mattdavella]

Right!? The Last of Us soundtrack is soooo good!!

[@natasha.syberia]

:) thank you for this video )) I'm a newby on your channel, totally loving it!

[@WilliamCooper2005]

16.00 : my problem is because i don't trust any of the networks i spend way to long watching almost all of the news networks, and checking multiple news apps!

[@RangerRickTV]

you inspired me to get a new microphone lol. Btw do you record in flat or edit in post? Sounds great big dog!

[@auj5901]

For next AMA?...How discreet are you about your projects? I’m doing a certain style of motion graphics for a series I’m working on. I’ve been trying to network in a new city so I’ve been telling people about it. Lately, I’ve noticed a few people have been trying to hijack my project by saying “I should do this or that” or even saying they want me to do the exact same thing for them. A little more context: I’m animating New Yorker style profiles for artists. Have you ever experienced this?

[@arfo92]

This was very helpful. Thanks Matt!

[@tarynpulver9251]

“I didn’t write it… I want that to be clear” 😂😂

[@cristianbailey8407]

This is great!!

[@paullemay3218]

Thank you for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

[@DamonBowe]

Another great vid. Loving your channel!!!! But def pro horn here.

[@mattdavella]

Haha not the horn!

[@ForTheLoveOfSuits]

Multitasking: the art of fucking up many things up at once.

[@keenkp08]

Hey Matt, lovingly jokingly, can you make a commercial like the MasterClass on how you'll teach your videography courses? Cheers

[@martisalva2279]

Hey Matt, what mic do you use when filming your podcast and episodes? And can you do a tutorial for your color grading, I like your videos!

[@lucaspresmanesjusto1550]

Hi! So far loving your podcast, you are doing a great work! I listen to you from Spotify but recently I've seen that Google has also a podcast service. Where do you prefer us to listen to your content? (android user btw). Thank you and keep up with the excellent work!

[@rsoni1997]

Matt, would it be possible for you to add timestamps?

[@jessejdelgado]

A few words of advice, because I care! You are super creative and I love how you do your thing. I have really been inspired by your delivery and artform and see a very similar style within myself. With that being said I have a few suggestions for you. 1) Get more comfortable asking for money

[@thejasonzook]

Hmmm... I couldn't find the cheesesteak video you mentioned that you were super proud of. Link? 🙊

[@mirthevanhoorn]

whooooop a bonus video!

[@mattdavella]

Whoop, whoop! I'm thinking maybe one a month of these AMA type episodes. Bringing on repeat guests to tackle audience questions.

[@mirthevanhoorn]

Matt D'Avella PLEASE DO!!

[@no.lloydering]

Is it Minimalist to only work on one monitor?

[@joshmartin7685]

Your subs to like ratio on this video is too damn low. Loved the vid Matt! Keep it up bro.

[@laurencewoodward658]

If I wasn't such a stingy bastard I'd definitely be a supporter on your Patreon, I will one day I promise.

[@travisjohnson2768]

So this is probably a more random question, but what brand is your mic stand?

[@rmhmz6781]

Hey Mat, loving what you do. Watching you everyday. Hope you'll be able to reply me. I'd like to ask you sth important for me. People always say "Do what you love", but the thing I love is too far from me and It's expensive to achieve. It is a matter of 5 years time to get there. Till then I have to do sth that I dont love, just to earn for living and saving. So how to enjoy things That you dont love while doing? THanks!

[@haticetavli640]

What App would you recommend to use as a beginner to edit a video shot on a samsung. i hav eno experiece with video editing

[@twodoorscinemaclub]

What colour is that t shirt ? I want that exact t shirt ha!

[@ishpeeedy]

Can't believe I am 10 seconds late!

[@youtimeful]

Nudge i

[@mattdavella]

You're right on time.

[@ishpeeedy]

Matt D'Avella Thanks for the heart man!

[@annawilliams-polley539]

What kind of watch?

[@ilanmichel]

Hey man, what mic do you use for these podcast ? thanks broski.

[@dannyrb85]

Song in the beginning ?

[@baccpink]

Haha, now i know it's J Crew~^o^~

[@oceancitynutrition2125]

Can I please try your coffee???!

[@TheKagamisan]

It's time to get that Chemex and have a great hour

[@mattdavella]

Do it!!

[@hritiksamanta4835]

Did you learn filmmaking from any institution?

[@KamRolling]

How is this video dislike-able??

[@fernandasuguiama1549]

:)))))))))))))))))) Inspiring.

[@blasstois]

You said fuck and jizzed in the same podcast. I dig it.

[@workinprogress4468]

Can anyone suggest a gud podcast app??

[@marcdejager2178]

Sony John Anchor is really good🎖️

[@chiugerardjamesv.7842]

Awesome vid

[@chiugerardjamesv.7842]

I got love hehe

[@KyleVertoch]

Hey Matt! Do you recommend also trying Fiverr? Have you used it in the past for freelance work?

[@mjfermalino224]

i do believe you dont have to horn on traffics. haha. i doesnt help at all!

[@mattdavella]

Right!?

[@knucklescapricorn31]

Naawww you look so baby-faced without a beard. Saaa cute!!!!

[@unicornsquatbae7430]

HE LIKES THE LAST OF US

[@cazpk6840]

Drop the foul language. Its a turn off.

[@Kidchronicalz]

Where did he say the shirt was from?