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@jedcal got crazy views as a fulltime creator living in a creator house w friends like Kelly Wakasa & ur mom ashley. But he felt burned out.

Today he shares why he decided to step back on YouTube and return to software engineering - and ensure that content is a small but meaningful part of the broader life he wants to live ✨
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Jedcal is getting JACKED
1:59 - is Jed *actually* 6 ft tall
4:17 - Why @ColinandSamir call Jed the "Casual Creator" and Jed's burnout
6:04 - Jed's secret trick to doing vlogs FAST
7:44 - @urmomashley's advice for vloggers
8:15 - why ​⁠Jed says: be careful of vloggers
9:15 - why Jed LEFT the creator house
11:05 - What MrBeast DOESN'T do in his videos
12:39 - How to build an audience for vlogging
13:00 - what Jed would make if the views didn't matter
13:56 - endgame for Jed is...
14:31 - Jed started his own company
17:10 - How much is he making from Ratemydorm.com?
19:43 - What will end Jed's content career?
21:46 - Jed's chess rating vs @BotezLive
24:36 - Jed is a 4th degree black belt
25:10 - why Jed needs to do chessboxing
26:21 - What changed when he left Guam?
27:54 - How he built so many friends in the Youtube space
29:08 - When he found his Youtube niche
31:10 - How was his mental health during covid when he couldn't make content?
33:58 - How much he made from Youtube when he quit his job
37:16 - Jed talks about his clothing brand
38:15 - Jed’s DATING life
40:19 - Would he ever form a content group?
40:48 - What he's working on
41:18 - The biggest thing on Jed's mind & how he keeps his male audience engaged
48:36 - How does Jed celebrate his subscriber growth?
49:40 - Last video he's most proud of