#165 Gardening in the Digital Ecosystem — Kevin Espiritu on his fascination with the early Internet, how Poker broke his brain on money, starting his YouTube channel, Epic Gardening, taking a long term perspective, how to structure a video, transforming his YouTube channel, introducing new people to his audience, the probabilistic mindset and what he learnt from poker that helps him in his life

00:00 – Intro
01:12 – Guest introduction
02:12 – The scripts that David grew up with
04:26 – First steps on the internet
07:13 – Finding an alternative path
10:51 – David’s first video
12:12 – Advice for young YouTubers
14:18 – Money, motivation, workflows and how they changed over time
18:18 – Finding a balance
19:16 – Imagining life after YouTube, doubts about benefits of a sabbatical
23:10 – Already living his dream life?
24:28 – Why did David reach out to Paul? Analysing David’s work structure
28:59 – Having a child
31:33 – How do David’s fans react to him taking time off?
35:18 – Dealing with increasingly divisive politics
37:29 – Dealing with public recognition and hateful comments
41:07 – Why he wouldn’t do a spontaneous meet up anymore
42:30 – A ceiling to his channels growth?
43:45 – The impact of his colleagues from other channels
44:53 – The lack of role models
47:43 – The dynamics of creator economy
50:24 – Creative projects David would like to try
52:40 – YouTube
54:05 – David’s inspirations, what does he read
58:04 – Closing remarks

Kevin is the man behind the Epic Gardening channel. Although he had not read the Pathless Path at the time of the recording of this episode, he seems to be living it with every breath he takes. The only constant thing in his life seems to be that is constatly reinventing himself. From professional poker, gaming, web design, indie consulting, blogging to running a huge YouTube channel about gardening with almost 3 mil. subscribers, we meet at his next crossroads, after he’s decided to take a step back from running the show personally day to day.

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