Ali Abdaal talking with Shaan Puri and Sam Parr on the My First Million podcast:
Shaan:
What’s the hot mess part of your life, Ali?
Ali:
The hot mess part of my life is that I, generally, don’t enjoy filming YouTube videos. Which is kind of annoying.
Shaan:
Love what you do, right?
Ali:
Yeah, exactly. There are lots of aspects about being a YouTuber that I really like, and sometimes I enjoy making videos.
But, I’ve made, like, 750 videos, to date, where I just speak to the camera, and I’ve maybe enjoyed filming, like, 20 of them.
And it’s kind of weird because, like, I love the reading, the synthesizing, the learning, but when it comes to sitting down, like— you know, I love doing podcasts because there’s someone on the other end, and it’s like, there’s energy. It’s more fun.
But just speaking to a camera on my own— like, it’s kind of depressing.
But, hey, you know, that’s the price to get the message out there, and I do enjoy other aspects of the process.
I’m fairly certain no reader here would be surprised at any number of creators who feel burnt out on making the kind of vids they’ve become famous for.
The problem is much less acute, however, once you know you can walk away at any time and be ok — once, like Ali, you’ve been smart enough to capture your truest fans to several of your own online properties.
It can work out pretty well, as he shares a few minutes later (must see: ▶️ min. 21:02).
— Tang
Ali Abdaal’s owned platforms are: Feel Good Productivity and AliAbdaal.com.
Shaan Puri’s owned platforms are: ShaanPuri.com and My First Million.
Sam Parr’s owned platforms are Hampton, The Anti-MBA, SamParr.com, and My First Million.
