My recommended video list on YouTube is like some weird buffet (you ever heard of Shady Maple Smorgasbord?)
Probably (definitely) because I watch a lot of different stuff.
But I realized that my top three current favs...
Vice Grip Garage - pulling abandoned cars out of fields and driving them home
Rick Beato - interviewing musicians and music industry people
Drummeo - watching drummers create parts for songs they’ve never heard before
...have a common thread.
It’s about listening to the story, learning people’s processes and how the build happens.
With VGG and Drummeo I watch the solve in real time. Talented pros who are given a problem and then get the work done.
With Rick, I get the insight into the mindset that went into creating songs I’ve listened to a million times. It reminds me that great things can blossom out of simple ideas. You just have to use the ability given to you and put in effort.
The stories. The process. The solve.
My work life ends up being my watch life.