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Reacting to How To Beat Procrastination Harry Mack Freestyle

Harry Mack’s freestyle about procrastination leads me into the practical challenge of making videos around a full-time job.

Melvin Maya · Dec 23, 2022

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Harry Mack’s “How to Beat Procrastination” gives me more to respond to than wordplay. The subject connects directly with the effort of keeping my own channel going alongside a full-time job.

When I recorded this reaction, YouTube occupied my spare time. I explain that coming home from work did not always leave me eager to sit at the desk and film. Sometimes I had to push myself to begin.

Why I was recording a large batch

In the video, I describe an unusually large filming session: I was working through 60 reactions ahead of the holidays. I wanted to have videos prepared so I could keep to the daily schedule I had set while also making room for other commitments.

That context matters to my response. I was talking about motivation while already in the middle of the work, with plenty still left to record.

I also explain the trade-offs. There were times when I would pass on an invitation because I had set aside that evening for filming and did not yet have my videos lined up.

A goal I can build on

What I take from the freestyle is the value of choosing a goal that is realistic and meaningful to me. I talk about reaching that goal, then setting another or gradually expanding it as the routine develops.

Harry’s positive message resonates because this is something I have to work at myself. My filming example is the situation I was describing at the time, rather than a schedule I expect somebody else to follow.

I finish by asking viewers what gets in the way of their own motivation. That is where this reaction goes for me: from listening to a freestyle to sharing the everyday work behind making the videos.

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