Crim Nguyen, a.k.a. The Asian Avenger, is a musician and content creator.

3:15 hair talk

8:37 present-day grind

11:05 family

12:47 fear of flying

15:48 dealing with fear

17:42 Crim’s content creation evolution / being on multiple platforms

24:52 “can I be entertaining regardless of the game?”

27:33 changing lanes as a creator: “isn’t it fucking scary?”

32:06 reframing success and failure / switching games

36:32 planning and not planning / Devin Nash

41:21 Humans of Magic: on YouTube! / be bold and learn along the way

43:03 creating is open-ended: but you can be your harshest critic

44:58 expect the unexpected / do it for yourself

49:50 keep shooting your shot / be persistent

52:10 has Crim ever been intentionally inauthentic?

56:25 turning your energy level DOWN, not UP

59:13 content: what’s working and what isn’t?

1:03:21 how to easily burn out? focus on metrics

1:05:19 the Dunning-Kruger effect

1:09:14 is Crim a perfectionist?

1:10:50 dealing with burnout: “this saved my streaming life”

1:23:17 seeking variety / not sitting still

1:29:20 musings: the INTERVIEWER role / inside the Humans of Magic studio

1:36:57 how much accomplishment is enough?

1:39:14 “what anime do you like, James?”

1:41:26 focusing on one hobby / “my fandom goes in cycles”

Show notes: humansofmagic.com

Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic