Grant Sanderson, (@3Blue1Brown) created one of the most beloved math channels on the internet.

Grant is a Stanford math grad, Khan Academy alum, and self-taught animator who built his own open-source visualization engine from scratch. From students learning linear algebra for the first time, to researchers, to millions of curious people on the internet, @3blue1brown makes math feel beautiful.

Topics we cover

• How Grant wrote the "best wedding speech anyone's ever heard" with 24 hours notice
• Why he's never felt the burnout other creators describe after 10+ years
• His take on the algorithm
• The real problem with modern education 
• Being a source vs. being a relay and original thinking
• Why he's now building a team and rethinking sponsorships

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:05 How to Write a Wedding Speech

07:04 Use Pauses Like a Pro

11:39 Going Full Time on YouTube

17:27 Why I Left Academia

20:51 Explain It vs. Discover It

27:53 Be a Source, Not a Relay

39:00 The Analytics Dopamine Trap

43:23 Your Algorithm = Your Audience

47:36 Fun Work vs. Strategic Work

52:12 Mental Hygiene for Creators

54:15 Write to Think, Not to Publish

56:49 How My Team Changed Everything

01:01:36 New Ways I'm Making Money

01:06:05 The Loneliness of Solo Creating

01:09:37 How Ego Shapes Your Topics

01:11:31 The Beauty of High Dimensions

01:17:36 Pretty Videos vs. Clear Videos

01:23:14 Will LLMs Kill Motivation to Learn?

01:29:32 Don't Niche Down Too Early

01:34:37 Happiness vs. Fulfillment

01:38:01 Growth vs. Serving Your Audience

01:48:37 Teaching Empathy to Kids

01:51:48 Lightning Round

I hope you enjoy this one!!

Links

Grant Sanderson
YouTube: https://youtube.com/3blue1brown
X: https://x.com/3blue1brown 

Luba Yudasina
Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifeoflubaa
X: https://x.com/LubaYudasina 
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yudasinal