Talking About Something

Christian talks about The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and new planning strategies.

[0:00]: Introductions![0:51]: Turning the memes into dreams (or vice versa).[1:12]: There are 7 different methods/habits that people do.[2:04]: First Three (Indepedence): Be Proactive, Begin with End in Mind, First things First[3:16]: Second Three (Interdependence)[3:46]: Last Habit (Sharpen the Saw)[4:18]: Be Proactive (Plan for the future & do the stuff you need to now)[5:58]: Begin with the End in Mind[6:58]: Put first Things First[9:32]: Relationship sidetrack[11:40]: Think Win/Win[13:50]: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood[15:31]: [SIDETRACK BEGINS][16:35]: [SIDETRACK ENDS][16:36]: Synergize[17:12]: Sharpen The Saw[19:43]: Leadership & Management[21:28]: We can do so much!![24:36]: Business is value exchange (product/service for money)[28:28]: Outro

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Christian talks about self care while unemployed and what you can do if you are starting a business.

Table of Contents:

[0:00]: Introduction[0:47]: What to do while unemployed?[0:56]: Blog post about unemployment.[1:15]: (If you can) don't worry about being unemployed for a bit.[2:11]: Reduce things or replace things.[2:32]: Consume, consume, consume[3:27]: Start a blog.[5:15]: Experiment with content and seperate by niche.[6:48]: Documenting content and progress[7:20]: How to scale as a solo creator?[9:37]: Make content but also not be on the internet (LMFAO).[10:31]: Make at scale without burnout???[11:21]: Gary Vee's Content Model is a potential model for some.[13:03]: In conclusion: Don't worry. Pace yourself. Make content for niches.[14:30]: Experiment with ANYTHING YOU CAN[15:03]: End to the ramble and personal updates.

Links:

5 Things to do when you’re unemployed. Hint: It’s not job hunting.: http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/06/5-things-to-do-when-youre-unemployed-hint-its-not-job-hunting/Imagemagik: https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagickFFMPEG: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg

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Christian talks a bit about the Gillette Ad and what men can do to talk unlearn harmful behavior.

[00:37]: Updates from Christian[01:56]: Content goals and content automation systems.[02:24]: "Create with purpose"[04:11]: Gillette Commercial[06:34]: The Will To Change[08:16]: Men might need their own space, but need to do work.[08:49]: We've been here before.[10:04]: Accountability?[11:01]: Media for men to use to start unlearning.[15:00]: Talking is important,  don't feel bad about it!![15:47]: Why accountability in community spaces is important.[16:52]: Friendship modeling.[19:04]: HEALING![20:09]: Conclusion (TL,DL)[22:15]: Social Medias

Links:

Feminist Frequency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6oxBLXtkUbell hooks and Kevin Powell: Black Masculinity, Threat or Threatened I The New School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoXNzyK70BkBlack Masculinity in America - Yolo Akili Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mPa-Nj4S9wThe Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture: https://norasamaran.com/2016/02/11/the-opposite-of-rape-culture-is-nurturance-culture-2/

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Christian talks about trends.

[00:00] - Introduction[00:56] - Dude, where'd my indie music go?[02:56] - Where did the shift happen?[04:49] - Changing sound over times.[07:10] - There are life cycles to artists.[07:44] - Why are top music lists so similar?[10:35] - MVP (or better) for a core audience.[11:40] - What will I learn?[17:14] - What is changing the zeitgeist?[17:42] - Remember skate?[20:10] - How do people see trends?[22:26] - 2deep[23:28] - Outro

Christian talks about their music process and business ideas.[00:00] - Introductions[00:31] - Music business and future music thoughts.[01:16] - Production is where the music is at.[01:47] - School really pushed me 2 do art.[02:36] - Document and give what you know.[03:03] - Who could this content be useful for?[03:52] - Daily vlogs gave routine.[05:08] - See Earl's NPR interview.[05:37] - A rising tide lifts all boats.[08:06] - Class shouldn't at 8am.[09:46] - Music stands on its own.[11:01] - I need to respect the music I loved.[12:49] - Start with you when promotiing.[14:53] - Insta saved is important.[16:05] - Who is this useful to?[17:00] - Not the right people sometiimes*[18:39] - Lets get with the times.[20:54] - PROMOTE YO SELF.[22:14] - My music project, 66% Percent Stress.[24:15] - DEPRESSION

Christian reviews his 2018 and pilots learnings into a loose plan for 2018.

[00:00] - Introductions[00:30] - I got Twitch Affiliate, a goal I've had since 2017[02:05] - Read about 6 or so books this, but more importantly found my love for reading![02:47] - Hard to make content for me.[03:12] - Interdependence[04:00] - You need a team to hold you down and vice versa when building business![04:36] - Delusions of grandeur.[06:13] - I want to make a platform.[07:41] - I want to workshop for free.[08:14] - Learn about pain points and personas![09:09] - Making with purpose, end in mind![10:13] - FEARS or PASSIONS[11:12] - I found some black vloggers.[13:38] - Experimenting with products, services, and content in 2019.[14:06] - Skimmable content with depth.[15:02] - The problem with Twitch discoverability.[16:28] - Consistently beta testing content.[16:46] - ***GETS LOUD HERE*** Reducing friction as i bang on the arm of the microphone.[17:45] - I'm a confusing consumer, I think because of everything I like.[18:46] - Analysis videos were new and big for me in 2018.[20:23] - Know ya boundaries!![20:42] - Ya need income![20:55] - Tell your favorite creator you like their content.[22:28] - I want make a thinktank next year[26:40] - How Feedback Loops on Social Media might work and harm us.[28:29] - Feedback loop from hell.[29:36] - Outro!

Christian talks about creating value and finding an audience.

[00:00] - Introduction[00:25] - Personal updates from Christian.[01:26] - Christian's stream news after switching to Call of Duty.[02:57] - Breaking down content into seperate pillars.[03:17] - How do YOU create value?[03:57] - Don't just make stuff and assume people who are close will enjoy it.[04:23] - What to ask with content & ideas when promoting.[05:34] - Who is this valuable to?[06:47] - What I did to get affiliate in a week.[09:30] - Experiment often at the beginning.[09:56] - Melotonin.[10:46] - Tips for streamers that might help you grow.[12:17] - Christian being a fan.[14:00] - *doing it more because I'm growing on Twitch.[15:00] - Diversify helps sustain.[17:17] - Results May Vary[19:06] - Random eBay tips.[21:14] - Take away.[22:44] - Conclusion & Summary

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Christian talks about the process of making a video essay and a good scary movie.

00:00 Introduction00:17 Talking About My Video Essays01:28 School didn't help me learn critical thinking03:16 How long the drafting of essays works05:27 What software I use to edit.06:35 How many per time period I'm shooting for07:19 What makes a good scary movie08:05 Why I appreciated IT (2017).10:58 Summary of a good horror movie.14:14 We need new plots / aeshetics!15:21 Horror is a great vehicle17:23 Outro

Christian, Amir, Ari, Owen talk about Chance, Cudi, and more.

[00:00] - Introduction.[00:24] - Plants & Gardens.[02:52] - Everybody was a plant before the internet.[09:17] - Labels have stranglehold on artists.[12:04] - Channel Orange v. Blonde.[14:27] - Facebook Story top 10 song ever.[15:58] - How to make money in music: GOLF WANG![18:33] - Don't Core Audience[20:52] - Going Hollywood?[22:46] - Why is 'This is America' not going to be on Donald 4?[26:17] - SPEEDING BULLET is amazing![31:53] - More Chance stuff.[34:40] - Sponsored by...[37:08] - Buy hats.[38:37] - Outro

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Christian and guest host Nikhil talk about older video games, design trends, and a lot about Smash.

[00:00] - Introductions (guest host Nihkil)[00:19] - Welcome to the ChristianCast[01:16] - Sunk Cost in Fortnite & Team Fortress[04:05] - Super Smash Bros. TAS with Fox and Falco[05:11] - Competitive Brawl[09:52] - What makes Smash, Smash?[14:25] - Audio switchup (MY BAD)[15:04] - Nintendo playing catchup[20:24] - FORTNITE[22:41] - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[23:28] - We miss Halo 3[27:06] - Free 2 Play gaming era[30:19] - Get games out faster[34:11] - Design trends[39:51] - FREE 40-VBUCKS