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Steve Benjamins
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 ม.ค. 2022
Blanket forts, business, gardening, music or anything else.
I made $2,000 selling used burlap sacks
The story of a guy with a silly idea: could he build a business selling used burlap sacks?
I'll tell you right from the start: this isn't a business success story.
Sure - thing started off okay: there was profit and revnue in month #1 but things never really took off from there.
This video is my attempt to tell an honest story about what worked and didn't work.
I'll tell you right from the start: this isn't a business success story.
Sure - thing started off okay: there was profit and revnue in month #1 but things never really took off from there.
This video is my attempt to tell an honest story about what worked and didn't work.
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One graph explains Netflix's most popular shows
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Netflix just did something they have never done before: They shared the hours viewed for every title they offer - and there is something very interesting hiding in the mountains of data. You see most Netflix titles aren't notably popular - but a few are. And very few that break out, break out A LOT. The most popular Netflix titles are SO MUCH more popular than the average Netflix title. This is...
He went bankrupt building this mansion
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Can a mansion be TOO big? George Vanderbilt built the Biltmore - the largest mansion in North America. But here's the thing: Vanderbilt spent very little time there. It was too big. Didn't feel like a house. He himself called it: "utterly unaddressed to any arrangement of normal life." This is my exploration of the world of mansions and large homes. Do these homes make sense? Can they be too bi...
I tried a treadmill desk for 30 days
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The Treadmill: walkingpad.pxf.io/c/41544/1332891/16080 The Treadmill (on Amazon): amzn.to/49mpZsD UPDATE: Do I still use my treadmill desk 6 months later? th-cam.com/users/shortsKq-LK81fvxA Yup. A treadmill desk. This is my story. It all started when we moved from downtown Toronto to the suburbs and my daily PLUMMETED. I took about 2,000 less steps per day! I decided to try a treadmill desk to ...
Why does Apple use cliches EVERYWHERE?
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There's this one marketing trick that Apple uses all the time in their copywriting: they "tweak" a cliche. They take a cliche - something we're all familiar with - and they subvert our expectations by changing it up. By doing so, they hope it strikes you as clever or memorable. In todays video I attempt to reverse engineer this marketing trick with a special dictionary and using ChatGPT. The re...
Our BIGGEST Blanket Fort Yet
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We've been making forts a lot recently - so today I've cleared my schedule and we're going to build our biggest blanket fort yet. This blanket fort will not blow your mind - which I make pretty explicit in the video. We are aiming for modestly awesome. I'm a suburban Dad, I'm not like Mr Beast or something. Anyways I hope it's an interesting video. It definitely forced us to get creative with d...
Doea anyone else feel anxiety that the sharpie marker is going to bleed through the paper and stain the white wall? 😬
I think I would buy somethink like that rather for situations when my work is not so serious or when I watch films on my laptop.
Wow, I gotta say.. the quality of this video is very high-end feeling. Love the editing.. the light jokes and the humor. Very well done!
9mo are you still using it?
This is best quality content/production I've seen at this sub count. Here's another sub!
I live in the suburbs and worth from home also. I make it a point to walk the neighborhood which is roughly 2.5 Miles every morning.
the quality of this video gives a youtuber with 1M+ subs vibes!
How does this guy have only 1k subs ? Cool video and keep up the good work
I appreciate that!
Great review mate. PS: if you want to lose weight, you've got to do at least 10,000 steps a day and of course watch your diet. Good luck!
Continue uploading videos bro. Stop being lazy.
Yo you need to post constantly in order to get ranked. You got the formula, just fucking continue.
Or you could be like any normal person and do rucking with like 10-20 lbs and burn more fat walking than wasting ur time doing this. Time is valuable
Does the video I'm trying to burn fat?
suburbs are horrible for childhood development
Is that right? What's been your experience?
Hey Steve! 👋 Just watched your 30 day desk treadmill video and had to see what else you had on here. Love all of it! Subscribed and looking forward to more!
Awesome! Thank you!!
Really well made video
Maybe your mouse is hurting your wrist...
I know you bought it as a desk treadmill but what is stopping you from using it away from your desk? ; Especially when it is too hot/cold/wet/windy outdoors.
As someone who consistently goes to the gym 4 times a week, and does 10-12k steps each day for the past 5 years, I can tell you that you cannot rely on discipline alone and you shouldn't. Discipline and motivation are necessary to start a routine. But you cannot rely on them alone. We all have bad days, we all have things going on. We are not always motivated and if we are gonna power through on sheer willpower alone, we would get mentally burned out. Instead, think of discipline and motivation as tools. Use them to develop healthy habits and get into routines. Once you develop a routine, it's a lot easier to stick to it. Don't get discouraged if you have to skip once or twice. A few bumps in the road don't matter in the long run. Consistency and showing up over a long period of time (years or sometimes forever) is what truly matters.
Get a smartwatch. That's how you get addicted to getting your steps in every day. Also switch the way you think about it. Instead of trying to work while on a treadmill, try to get your steps in the treadmill while knocking some of your work done. The treadmill desk is also best when trying to do something for leisure like browsing the web or videos where you don't have to concentrate too hard.
I just binged your videos! Really great stuff man. Well written and well shot. 10/10 Definitely earned a sub
what is the name of the background music?
This channel is about to explode
Just get a warehouse or construction job you will be walking all day nonetheless lmao
so... are you still using it?
Great video!
holy crap the production on this is instance just the number of angles captured alone
3:30 You should not feel any pain when working with a computer, if you do you should consider starting using an ergonomic split keyboard (like the ZSA Voyager) and an ergonomic mouse like a trackball or a RollerMouse
walking at 1mph might let you code wild using the treadmill.
ankle weights significantly increase the calories consumption of walking.
Your super interesting and surprised your not super popular by now
Lack of consistency. He's only uploaded 6 videos in a year. Posting 1 video a week for the same length as most of his other videos, 5-10 minutes would help. But then you have to constantly come up with ideas/ topics to do a video on.
Super random video to me today but I really loved how you told the story! Congrats
Thank you for the follow-up!
It’s not surprising you didn’t loose weight in just 30 days, but it can actually have a meaningful impact in the long term. An average man expends 150-200 calories per hour of walking, so if you walk 20minutes a day that’s 10 hours of walking per month which will equate to burning 1500-2000 calories per month, which is 18-24 thousand calories. A pound of fat loss is 3500 calories so in a year you could loose 5-7 pounds a year, that’s not bad, specially if it becomes a habit and you slowly increase the number of steps.
Great perspective - thanks for sharing!
thanks for posting this follow-up!!!!
those weeds shots are outta control
You have Ferris Bueller energy, and I love that.
The reason no weight was lost with the treadmill exercises was because it was not being done at a high enough intensity. What's actually needed is a high intensity interval training program. So you start slow and then increase your speed incrementally over time, until you're doing a final 30-second burst of sprinting at 95% to 100% of your maximum heart rate. In fact if you only do this 30-second burst once every 2 days (or three times a week), it will allow any calorie deficit you're enforcing to do it's job by preventing your body from going into starvation mode and slowing your metabolism as a result of eating fewer calories. So by keeping your metabolism high through this effect called "excess post-exercise oxygen consumption" (EPOC), aka the "afterburn effect", your body continues to burn calories at an elevated rate even after you've finished exercising.
My goal wasn’t to lose weight - I’m pretty explicit about that in the video :)
You can lose weight from doing this (especially 10k steps a day), it’s all about the food. You don’t need to do high intensity (hiit) to lose weight. Technically you can be sedentary and lose weight as it’s all about calories
@@gingerperksgaming The problem with trying to lose weight through a caloric deficit only, is that your body goes into starvation mode in an effort to conserve energy and it slows down your metabolism so you you'll then burn fewer calories at rest. And when you start eating normally again, because your metabolism has slowed down, it then takes a while to re-adjust back to normal, so your regular caloric intake will then make you put back all the weight you've lost. Furthermore, without adequate protein intake or strength training, your body will also start breaking down muscle tissue for energy, so about a third of your weight loss will be muscle tissue with the other two thirds being fat. This further decreases your metabolic rate because muscle tissue burns more calories than fat. Therefore the only way to keep your metabolism high is through doing cardio and strength training and . And that way it allows the caloric deficit to do it's job and all of the weight you lose will be fat and not muscle tissue.
What brand is that treadmill ? I really want that one
Link in the description!
@@steve.benjamins1 thank you
Exercise does not make you lose weight. I know sounds weird to some. Its all about how much you eat. And it has to be moderately healthy.
Where does the energy for exercise come from?
@@MacIraq well from food. but tbh I just watched a kurzgesagt TH-cam video saying that your body adjusts to your level of activity. So if you run 5 kilometers every day your body will adjust over time (like in a few days) and then you just burn about the same amount of calories again. You're body will become more efficient in calory usage vs the amount of activity. That's what I understood from it. :)
Just try walking a bit faster on it, emulate the "commuting way": 3 mph and faster, for 10 minutes or so at a time. "Very slow walk while editing videos" will surely make you sick. Try just walking quickly while listening to music or watching somebody talking :-)
Oh very interesting - hadn’t considered that! Will have to try. Thanks for the tip!
I'd set not a "steps goal", but a "mode goal". When you commute, you walk faster. Your heats beats the other way. You are not trying to do something at the same time. And then you feel refreshed. It's another mode of walking. I also have a walking treadmill in my room. I watched this video while walking at 3.7 mph. I feel refreshed now :-) So if you still have it - it might be a good idea to change the walking mode. And change the goal to "for X minutes per day to be in THAT walking mode".
Nice video, but please change your mouse and find an ergonomic one; I switched 2 years ago and never looked back; the pain is gone.
I like my mouse though
@@steve.benjamins1 just give it a try
Your story telling is good, I can see the effort you've put in
I appreciate that!
Your audio sounds great. Mind sharing what mic you're using in this video?
Thanks! It’s a C414 :)
I know some people who work from home that commute to their home office by taking a walk around their neighbourhood for the same amount of time it used to take them. I’ve got a dog so don’t really need to do that, but thought that it sounded like a idea
Isn't this a repost? Liked it the first time though :)
Yes it is - sorry about that. When I published it two years ago, I knew nothing about thumbnails and titles. I know a little more now so I thought I’d try re-releasing it 🤷🏼♂️
@@steve.benjamins1 we're craving for new content though 👀🙌🏻 (great video btw)
@@madisonl It's really encouraging to hear that you're anticipating new content!! Hopefully soon :)
Most important question: Did the marker paint through the paper onto the wall?
We are the same person living in another dimension. - used to walk more - moved, had family, started working from home, walk less, gained weight - considering walking treadmill - make videos Etc Love the vibe of this video. Found you through your update short on this video. I may still buy one during prime day cuz I’m going crazy after working from home for 100 days.
How did it go
I think the reason your wrists would get fatigued is because you're using the least ergonomic mouse ever produced.
Amazing video quality, set-up and presentation. I can't believe you only have 1.27k subscribers, keep it up! I hope good things in TH-cam are in your future!