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Tamara Gabriel

What if you only had one hour per week?

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

When I was juggling a full-time job with two young kids while trying to make YouTube videos, one of the ways I could create content was by using my one-hour lunch break.

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I treated that hour as my focus time. YouTube was just a hobby then, I was just messing around, making whatever videos I felt like. But I looked forward to that creative release.

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Fast forward to today, a friend sent me this video by Nolan Molt. The idea is to make one video in one hour per week. My friend was pretty skeptical about this being doable. In fact, he called bullshit 😂

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But I don’t think it is. And here’s why: overthinking.

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We had a little chat about it, and my take is this, I believe that the point of the one-hour video per week isn’t to rush through a video or pressure yourself to get it done in exactly 60 minutes.
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I think it's to show that if all you had was one hour a week to make a video (because, say, you have kids and a job and that one hour of complete uninterrupted focused time), it’s possible.

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The key? Don’t overthink it. Keep it simple (short video, minimal editing). Focus on getting your message across and above all providing value.

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Catch you later!

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Tamara 😌

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P.S. If you struggle with not feeling confident on camera, this could help you out.

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