The worlds most famous youtubers are burning out beacause the the pressure to post new videos. Article on Insider Magazine about youtubers mental health. Burnout occurs when the reward for whatever we do is not equal or more than the effort we have to put in (Kati Morton). True for a lot of creators. When he started daily vlogging, the rewards came in only a few weeks but then you plateau. Felix (pewdiepie) explained that you feel the obligation to continue. It's a blessing but it is tough because you know that people are waiting for you to put content online. The irony is that burnout is feeling unsuccessful, but because you already have a lot of success. You've reached success but to stay there you have to work even harder. Relevancy/clout. New Kids on the block were the most famous group in the 80's, who is still listening to their music? Longevity > clout. Quality leads to longevity. Much better that relevancy today. Way underrated on Youtube when instant gratification of view counts is the default. Being your own boss is rewarding an tough at the same time. Even on vacation Casey has this constant pressure. First-World problem. They already have a huge level of success. It can be isolating because how can you talk about these tough situations when you already have success in an incredible lucky career. Shane Dawson, 20 million subscribers, does not upload so frequently. Some other also have success, disappear and then upload a new video that has a huge success. Lindsay Dogson article. When Georgie was born Casey said to himself that he wants to have enthusiasm to make new videos and just not feeling pressure to upload because he has to. That's why he does not post every day anymore and take breaks every time he needs to. But he also has no regret of the sacrifices he made to build his channel. Hustle work, it took a lot of efforts to build the channel. He was not sleeping, hard work is always required to go where you want to be. He now has to think and focus on longevity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YzwjfwNeEg
