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So I started a YouTube channel in my native language on self-improvement a few months ago. I knew even before starting that I would have been the first to do videos on this niche, since in my country the only videos that are popular are about Fortnite, Call of Duty and pranks.
After 2 videos (which took me 1 entire month to produce) I now have negative thoughts arising. "Why the F*ck did I choose to do this?", "Who's gonna watch my videos?", "How do I make this niche popular?".
I so far had no echo besides from a few irl friends. Some of them said "only a few would understand your content", in the sense that self-improvement in my country is not a thing at all. Others said "you have potential". The point is, I have no idea whether I should keep going.
The opportunity cost is real. I had to stop my web design journey to do this shit. I admit it was shiny object syndrome, but I feel like I want to keep going on this road until I have CLEAR feedback about what I'm doing. I literally spent 1 month editing 2 videos. 12 hours a day almost. I still like web design and think of going back to that as soon as I know this road isn't one I should be travelling, but as I said, it's too soon to call it a failure. I have experience with changing ideas frequently (shiny objects) and never sticking to one thing. Meditation is helping me with that.
The problem is, just because this niche is not popular in my country, does this mean I shouldn't do it? In terms of scale, the market is very, very small. Should I keep trying and stick to it until I have any kind of feedback from a great sample of people? I don't want to quit cause I'd feel like a retard. I've been literally swapping ideas every 2-3 months.
In terms of solving problem, I'm quite sure I'm solving problems. The issue? Most people don't realize they actually have these problems lol that's the tricky thing I'm facing.
I made a video on how social media damages your brain and all the consequences, and also a video on videogames and the exact process companies use to make you addicted. But again, I feel like most gamers don't give a shit about this. It simply does not register to them emotionally.
Thanks in advance.
After 2 videos (which took me 1 entire month to produce) I now have negative thoughts arising. "Why the F*ck did I choose to do this?", "Who's gonna watch my videos?", "How do I make this niche popular?".
I so far had no echo besides from a few irl friends. Some of them said "only a few would understand your content", in the sense that self-improvement in my country is not a thing at all. Others said "you have potential". The point is, I have no idea whether I should keep going.
The opportunity cost is real. I had to stop my web design journey to do this shit. I admit it was shiny object syndrome, but I feel like I want to keep going on this road until I have CLEAR feedback about what I'm doing. I literally spent 1 month editing 2 videos. 12 hours a day almost. I still like web design and think of going back to that as soon as I know this road isn't one I should be travelling, but as I said, it's too soon to call it a failure. I have experience with changing ideas frequently (shiny objects) and never sticking to one thing. Meditation is helping me with that.
The problem is, just because this niche is not popular in my country, does this mean I shouldn't do it? In terms of scale, the market is very, very small. Should I keep trying and stick to it until I have any kind of feedback from a great sample of people? I don't want to quit cause I'd feel like a retard. I've been literally swapping ideas every 2-3 months.
In terms of solving problem, I'm quite sure I'm solving problems. The issue? Most people don't realize they actually have these problems lol that's the tricky thing I'm facing.
I made a video on how social media damages your brain and all the consequences, and also a video on videogames and the exact process companies use to make you addicted. But again, I feel like most gamers don't give a shit about this. It simply does not register to them emotionally.
Thanks in advance.
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