A little update

First of all, thank you all for your support. I truly mean it since you've all allowed me to keep making videos for 6 years, around 4 of which I've been financially independent and even been able to pay others to help make the videos better. So again, on behalf of me, Artchie, and Scribble, thank you.

Now then, I'll still try to keep this brief. I've been mentally killing myself over trying to do "more", whatever that is. I've gotten swept up in numbers, be it views, viewers, or revenue, and been extremely hard on myself when things take a dip. It's easier said than done, but I'd like to make a commitment to be nicer to myself and get out of that toxic headspace; I'd like to just focus on entertaining you all and let things fall into place more organically. It's just a horrible feeling to take "hints and tips" on how to "improve" my channels and content and then see things not change at all or even get a little worse. None of that is your fault, mind. I've simply been chasing a rainbow.

Don't get it twisted, though. I never stop improving my craft. Even if you can't notice any big changes, little by little I'm refining and honing my editing (and even my recording habits) to make NEST videos specifically better and better each time. I'm no slouch. All I'm saying now is I'm not going to focus so hard on making my solo content work or try to come up with new formats when, in reality, NEST videos as they are are why you're here in the first place. Any new formats will be from organic inspiration and my own desire to step out of my comfort zone, not my attempt to make something new work.

Maybe this doesn't mean much to many of you, but I needed to get it out. I'm reaffirming my goal to just make everyone laugh. Nothing more. My success and failures will ride on that. I won't stop improving, but I'm done stressing over things I can't control. Feedback is always welcome, as always, but otherwise I'm just gonna keep doing what I do best and try to make it the best I can. :)