I get what you mean, as it is super ironic, but I feel like he _does_ need it, in a sense. With large projects when he shoots 4K (as he explained with the Tokyo Project), he needs the storage space (albeit temporarily).
Hugo Santos Would mean he needs to pay for an external HD/SSD though, and also carry that with him every time he goes somewhere and decides to shoot on a different location. Makes a mess on his workspace as well. He would need to connect that, AND the camera, at the same time etc. etc.
The TV is on to showcase his bedroom and it looks nice in the background. Also, 830GB is incredibly easy to go through. Especially if you're working with ANY kind of Audio, Video, or Photo editing. It sucks. This video actually helped me out a lot. Time to take advantage of Google Drive.
I sorted through 15000 emails and got it down to about 5. I just deleted the hundreds of thousands of spam emails. I have now switched email accounts and it was easy to move them across and literally count them to make sure they all transferred
So clever. Instead of having countless bullshit mails in your inbox, you just put them in multiple (sub)folders... problem not solved, but it looks much nicer and can be sold to countless idiots in (self)management seminars.
You can still be a minimalist by backing up your photos. It's never recommended to just back up your photos to the cloud. Solely trusting an external company with your files might prove to be risky, just a thought.
Ubooya yeah, for me if it doesn’t exist in three places (local, online, offsite) it doesn’t exist. I admire your minimalism but it looks like you’d be dead in the water if you lost WiFi
I have already cut the cord, but stop streaming is not something I will do easily. Bingwatching is not something I do, so I know when to stop watching Netflix.
Daniel Streltsov if you own a 16gig version of an iPhone with the latest iOS you are basically forced to live in minimalism! I only have a single page of apps and a folder containing “offloaded” apps. Apps that can be accessed alternatively are also stacked in that folder like Contacts/Facetime (you can easily reach these two apps just from the phone app), apps that you can reach from control center by jus swiping up also go in there (camera, calculator, alarms) If you are using google drive, you can upload pictures to the cloud and delete them on a regular basis. Only keep what you need and “offload” apps you are not using but desire to keep.
I hava a 16 gig iPhone 7, full of 7 gigs of music and 4 gigs of videos and photos. Memory has never been an issue for me. Stop installing stupid large apps. Look at their file size.
This is the exact opposite of the way I do things. I'm a fan of keeping a clean workspace, for sure, but deleting stuff just for the sake of not having it? Hosting everything you've done exclusively on platforms that compress it? Not using paid cloud storage because it costs money--but then buying a 1TB SSD Macbook Pro? Color me confused. I think what you're doing here is cool, but damn we are worlds apart.
That confuses me a bit as well... a YT broadcaster with this kind of equipment and a high-end studio microphone could very well add a paid cloud service to his IT portfolio. That being said, I am a big fan of his.
I agree. I respect his choice, but what if he looses acces to his TH-cam account (hacked or YT crash of somekind), I would not be able to download and reupload years of work.
Great. U are basically minimalist in everything including gadgets, ur phone shows it...keep it up. U are doing what u preach. This is what we need to see.
Hi, I'm Italian and whoever did the italian subtitles did not say nice things about you. I suggest you to remove them, I'll try to make them correct as soon as I have a bit of time :/
There's a terminal command that allows for the dock to move in and out quicker. I don't know what it is but it's worth looking up if you're annoyed by the slow speed.
Hankerson Photography & Video Technically yes. The cloud is just someone elses hard-drive. In the same spirit as OP; one copy is no copy, two copies is one to little
This is a fascinating approach, and I'm glad to have watched it. But as a travel video creator, I just can't delete the raw footage. Those are my babies.
@XOX Yeah BR discs are generally more dependable than hard drives, but they aren't flexible and most laptops nowadays don't have a drive, so you'd have to buy a separate reader. Since travel video creator needs mobility most, dragging around a CD drive and boat-load of CDs aren't ideal. I'd say get an SSD, since they're far more reliable than HDDs.
I initially kept all my raw footage and it just took up way too much space. These days, the minute one of my videos is live on TH-cam, I delete the raw footage and the video itself. Absolutely love it! I signed up for google drive and love it although I might follow your advice and use it w/ reduced file size. Great video! :)
I just wanted to write the same, i mean i‘m not even using my iCloud 50GB go back up my photos, and this dude backs up his photos to a free service with unlimited storage .. isn’t he a bit suspicious, about what would happen to his photos or who could have access to them in the future ? 😅
I like to keep all my stuff minimal in real life, but my minimalism does not extend to my computer. With digital files my attitude is "two is one, one is none". I have redundancies and backups galore, and I keep absolutely every photo and video I shoot in the highest quality possible. Hard drives are cheap, memories are priceless.
I like minimalism. I also keep my files and folders simple. But keep in mind, don't be obsessed with it, be flexible, don't too strict with minimalism. We don't live alone, sometimes we will face non-minimalistic things in live. For example, if we are too strict with digital minimalism, once we use other computer that is not minimalist we will feel overwhelmed with it. Love it but don't be obsessed it.
Rodrigo Vazquez true and it feels symmetrical with the dock on bottom and window bar on top. It feels right moving the mouse closer to you than moving it left. But that's just me. I use arch Linux with xfce4 desktop if anyone's wondering.
And you are in control of how your computer looks and functions. If you choose not to change that, you have put the dock on the bottom surely? Even if not actively.
If you are using an iOS device what you can do is put all your apps onto one folder including all the social and entertainment apps and just keep the basic apps aside like Clock, Phone, Calendar etc. Anytime you want to quick access your apps just scroll down on the home screen and search what you want to Apple does a very job with this search function you can even search your files, mail, music everything on this
15 years ago everybody said a big bank is safe and can’t be in trouble or being bankrupt. We know better now. Nowadays all those cloud services shall be safe. Let’s see.
Keep in mind that you're subject to Google Photos privacy policy and that means access to your photos. That might only mean they use them to train neural networks but it could also mean that they can create even more intrusive advertiser and government profiles about you to sell. Free isn't free in the cloud they make money off you
Really nice overview. I've always struggled with this one, specifically the aspects of digital file management/organization as a filmmaker working for self + clients. Great video!
So you put all of your most precious raw photo, movie etc. data onto private third party servers of whose security you do not know anything of; who can be accessed by all the nice American intelligent agencies? Interesting. Other suggestion: buy a raspberry & a hard drive, install a suitable linux and a NextCloud instance. Grants you even more options, but everything stays under your control (and is faster). Btw: Application Folder is Shift-Cmd-A in Finder. No need for it in a minimalistic sidebar, as all the apps are faster to access via spotlight than from the dock.
I love the idea, but I'm still paranoid about stuff disappearing in the cloud. Every once in a while you hear a story about a creator whose account was suspended/deleted by Google, and they won't even tell them why. Bye-bye years of work.
Kraig Adams I wish! My big clients all have shared Dropbox for their assets, and their legal teams only use it...it’s so annoying! I’ve managed to only pay for 2 now, but still trying to cut down
I did a similar clutter purge. I used to have an iPhone, Macbook Pro and an iPad. Each I needed for separate things but still felt cluttered. So now I have a Note 8 and a dex at my desk. Super uncluttered, super awesome, love the setup. I still use my macbook when I travel but that's it.
Just know that having data in the cloud does not mean it's backed up. You need to have a physical copy of the data that you could not stand to be without. Cloud Backed Up
My storage setup: PC Hard-Drive - Programs and current projects External Hard-Drive - Footage and current projects backup Google Photos - EVERYTHING Google Drive - Assets and work files Vimeo - Final Exports of projects Was going to use Amazon Drive's unlimited plan for archiving all of my RAW footage but they dropped that storage plan. (but there's a trick to get unlimited Google Drive storage for free)
Loving the clean setup! Just changed the dock to the side and hidden and my screen looks huge now lol. One thing I would recommend is getting a hard drive to back up your computer though! It would suck if it died suddenly! Buy like 3 TB external and you're gold.
on safari, you can hide the address bar in full-screen mode. under the view tab just untick 'always show toolbar in full screen'. it makes browsing a lot cleaner. that's how I use it anyways
Teja Karlapudi OSX and Windows are so similar that you can basically apply all of the steps here if you are a non mac user. Libraries, google drive, etc. Are available in windows. For video, you have a better premier pro for windows. So get past your OS racism. All computers matter.
Some of your advice here is pretty bad and would probably only apply to Amateurs. For example not backing up your raw files and just keeping your finished video files. What if a client comes back with changes and you have to add in footage you haven't used already.
Larissa Veloso If you are using an iOS device what you can do is put all your apps onto one folder including all the social and entertainment apps and just keep the basic apps aside like Clock, Phone, Calendar etc. Anytime you want to quick access your apps just scroll down on the home screen and search what you want to Apple does a very job with this search function you can even search your files on this
Check out this app (with hardware device), launching a Kickstarter in February: www.unplug.technology/. Helps to transform an Android phone into a distraction-free device :)
i think you are giving up way to much privacy and security with storing everything in the cloud, especially in the Google drive. I think you are tunnel visioning on only minimalism
not using fullscreen actually makes sense for me. the swiping animation of switching between different programs makes me feel kind of dizzy when i have to do it frequently enough, also the swiping animation takes a couple of milliseconds i can save when the programs are layered on top of each other and switching with cmd + tab happens instantly.
Lucas Vidal yes this! I have ocd and it’s quite frustrating because it stops me from doing stuff like this aha :/ I also have major ocd that I take it on the level of compulsive skin picking and you’re so so right, it’s very hard to deal with having ocd.
I love using apps on full screen. The only time I don’t is when I’m pulling up my password manager and/or copying something from Notes. It’s one of the things that keeps me using Mac OS even with the minor difficulties I’ve had.
So proud. Just because "the cloud" is not sitting in your living room, doesn't mean it's not filling up earth. Love the way you're approaching your content and you're even mentioning 4k. Goes to show what a positive mindset can do. Well done!
so... I kinda hate you right now, a little bit, but it will pass... ;-P never heard someone not keeping any raw files, that's intense, and I totally envy the feeling of clarity (hope my unprobable english is understandable) that I can imagine having from getting rid of all those... that's my main attraction to minimalism, because I can clearly feel the confusion I get from being surrounded with unnecessary stuff.. I still think it's interesting to see how that can relate (inside of me) with having to deal with life's innate complexity and chaos.. don't know if you sense a link between this and that ? great inspiration anyway, as usual !
Have you ever thought about privacy ? Uploading all your stuff on google and apple's cloud services you automatically agree that all of your stuff is being used and analysed by them. Privacy is the most important thing in today's digitalised life.
The only ones making a mountain out of the USB-C molehill are those too lazy to buy a couple of USB-C cables. (Which every cable manufacturer now makes for every price point.)
you can make the dock disappear at the bottom of the screen, too by simply going into settings-dock and check the box that says "Automatically hide and show the Dock.". easy as that. And in final cut, you have an own effect called letterbox with gives you way more flexibility with what part of the frame your cutting of and final cut isn't rendering the unused covered part of the frame, which makes the project smaller and rendering faster.
Minimalism isn't about being cheap. Spending less can be a motivation or a by-product, but generally getting minimalist may involve spending a little more on things we really like, things that are of better quality, more durable, or just looking real, real good. Like Apple products.
You're stupid, because you can't buy a laptop to edit 4K for 200 euros. You can't even buy laptop for editing for 700-800 euros. And I personally bought MacBook Air for 400 euros, because I like macOS. So you can find good deals, Apple is not always means expensive. My phone is 128GB iPhone SE, which cost me 160.@Ethan Johnson
LOVE IT! I live really minimalist myself and also digital wise but you are next level! Why do you position your docks left? Does this have any advantage or just a preference you like?
Vegains I keep the dock in the left because screens have less real estate vertically than horizontally so putting it on the bottom cuts off even more pixels so putting it on the left gives you more space to scroll on web pages, etc
Personally I do the same and the reasons for me are that the MacOS app managing buttons and most important menus are on the (top) left side such as closing and changing programs to full screen. Feels more convenient. Also if you want to drag and drop something into other screens it's not possible if the dock is on the right side. Would love to hear Kraig's reasons behind it too.
I understand people are saying for more screen real-estate, but isn't that the point of hiding the dock? What makes the difference between hiding it on the bottom and on the left. I ask because I hide it on the left and use full screen, which solves the screen real-estate problem.
I'm right handed so i personally hide mine to the right because it just feel more natural to me to swipe that way than down or whatever. Just preference.
The thing I hate most about fixing other peoples computers is when their desktop is full of apps, files and folders that don't seem to be sorted in any particular way.
I'm a massive fan and I was wondering if you have created a Discord server for film-making or were considering making one because that would be really awesome!
Interesting video. I agree about your principals on minimalism. I disagree though about full screen. It's good for most stuff, but split-screening is vital for several types of activities: - writing a novel (I have my story on one side, and all my different notes on the other side) - translating any document (you need the original document visible to translate it) - doing research (on one side you note your research, on the other side you have your browser)
brb gonna delete my computer
Alex Cas Hahahahaha
having 25tb of a storage system.
This makes me mad.
Hahaa you got it
Bahahahahahahahaah
Hahaha noice one made my day hahha 100%
In Russia we all live minimalistic.
High prices, low salaries - true minimalism.
I'm from Argentina, you won't tell me that story! LOL ;)
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Indian here and i understand
:)
Same stuff in Kosovo.
This video deserves an update !! Since Google photo is no longer the same
> Not paying for anything I'm not using
> 830 GB available on PC
I lol'd
I get what you mean, as it is super ironic, but I feel like he _does_ need it, in a sense. With large projects when he shoots 4K (as he explained with the Tokyo Project), he needs the storage space (albeit temporarily).
Heard of an external hd/ssd? I am totally in agreement with @Luxiling lol.
That TV he's not watching is also on.
Hugo Santos Would mean he needs to pay for an external HD/SSD though, and also carry that with him every time he goes somewhere and decides to shoot on a different location. Makes a mess on his workspace as well. He would need to connect that, AND the camera, at the same time etc. etc.
The TV is on to showcase his bedroom and it looks nice in the background.
Also, 830GB is incredibly easy to go through. Especially if you're working with ANY kind of Audio, Video, or Photo editing. It sucks. This video actually helped me out a lot. Time to take advantage of Google Drive.
Inbox zero. Simply a miracle.
insane!!!!!!!!
Inbox: 45000 unread.
In order to have inbox zero, I would have to start over. Just throw the old one away.
I sorted through 15000 emails and got it down to about 5. I just deleted the hundreds of thousands of spam emails. I have now switched email accounts and it was easy to move them across and literally count them to make sure they all transferred
So clever. Instead of having countless bullshit mails in your inbox, you just put them in multiple (sub)folders... problem not solved, but it looks much nicer and can be sold to countless idiots in (self)management seminars.
Turn off the TV in the background next time :D, too distracting
Clemens Friese agree. Love Kraig but can't believe he made such a choice on a video of this topic
LA Fresh Life that’s not even close to what he was saying. Plus no one rly asked?
Its not minimalistic
Distracting, but whatever. I enjoyed the fact that he was showing his videos. Marketing.
Wasting electricity
Turning that background display off would be a good minimalist move.
You can still be a minimalist by backing up your photos. It's never recommended to just back up your photos to the cloud. Solely trusting an external company with your files might prove to be risky, just a thought.
Ubooya yeah, for me if it doesn’t exist in three places (local, online, offsite) it doesn’t exist. I admire your minimalism but it looks like you’d be dead in the water if you lost WiFi
that is why i never use cloud - i prefer hard drives
"cut away the distractions"
bye netflix
exactly
I have already cut the cord, but stop streaming is not something I will do easily. Bingwatching is not something I do, so I know when to stop watching Netflix.
Kraig, we need a 2022 edition. Do you still use Google Drive to store everything? :)
Please, do an iPhone version of this
Daniel Streltsov if you own a 16gig version of an iPhone with the latest iOS you are basically forced to live in minimalism!
I only have a single page of apps and a folder containing “offloaded” apps. Apps that can be accessed alternatively are also stacked in that folder like Contacts/Facetime (you can easily reach these two apps just from the phone app), apps that you can reach from control center by jus swiping up also go in there (camera, calculator, alarms)
If you are using google drive, you can upload pictures to the cloud and delete them on a regular basis. Only keep what you need and “offload” apps you are not using but desire to keep.
I hava a 16 gig iPhone 7, full of 7 gigs of music and 4 gigs of videos and photos. Memory has never been an issue for me. Stop installing stupid large apps. Look at their file size.
I'd recommend getting a local cloud storage like Synology. I personally can't leave the fate of all my data into Google..
This is the exact opposite of the way I do things. I'm a fan of keeping a clean workspace, for sure, but deleting stuff just for the sake of not having it? Hosting everything you've done exclusively on platforms that compress it? Not using paid cloud storage because it costs money--but then buying a 1TB SSD Macbook Pro? Color me confused. I think what you're doing here is cool, but damn we are worlds apart.
That confuses me a bit as well... a YT broadcaster with this kind of equipment and a high-end studio microphone could very well add a paid cloud service to his IT portfolio. That being said, I am a big fan of his.
I agree. I respect his choice, but what if he looses acces to his TH-cam account (hacked or YT crash of somekind), I would not be able to download and reupload years of work.
unexpected Schlagg
Great. U are basically minimalist in everything including gadgets, ur phone shows it...keep it up. U are doing what u preach. This is what we need to see.
Hi, I'm Italian and whoever did the italian subtitles did not say nice things about you. I suggest you to remove them, I'll try to make them correct as soon as I have a bit of time :/
JohnEyes ahah fantastico
Bonjourno
its made automatically by google
Fra divertentissimi aahaha
"Digital Minimalism"
*Two feet tv on background
There's a terminal command that allows for the dock to move in and out quicker. I don't know what it is but it's worth looking up if you're annoyed by the slow speed.
Need more deep digital minimalist videos asap these are gold my friend.
word
When people don't use programs in full screen then complain about having small screens.......
What if your macbook dies?, you should at least have an external hard drive to back up your laptop using time machine. Otherwise pretty dope.
Luka Cosic isn’t the cloud the same as a drive
Hankerson Photography & Video Technically yes. The cloud is just someone elses hard-drive.
In the same spirit as OP; one copy is no copy, two copies is one to little
Hankerson Photography & Video time machine doesn’t use a cloud
Hankerson Photography & Video you don’t own/control hw when using cloud.. time machine is probably much safer solution with privacy..
This is a fascinating approach, and I'm glad to have watched it. But as a travel video creator, I just can't delete the raw footage. Those are my babies.
so you're saying - he kills babies?
You can store the raw files on cloud, or just upload on youtube.
Seriously, I would never do that. You never know when you will need the raw footage.
Buy an external hard-drive.
@XOX Yeah BR discs are generally more dependable than hard drives, but they aren't flexible and most laptops nowadays don't have a drive, so you'd have to buy a separate reader. Since travel video creator needs mobility most, dragging around a CD drive and boat-load of CDs aren't ideal. I'd say get an SSD, since they're far more reliable than HDDs.
I initially kept all my raw footage and it just took up way too much space. These days, the minute one of my videos is live on TH-cam, I delete the raw footage and the video itself. Absolutely love it! I signed up for google drive and love it although I might follow your advice and use it w/ reduced file size. Great video! :)
Minimalism ✓
Privacy Ø
lol thats what i was wondering
How so?
The second he said "Gmail lets me search photos by face" you should've known
Privacy Minimalism 10/10
I just wanted to write the same, i mean i‘m not even using my iCloud 50GB go back up my photos, and this dude backs up his photos to a free service with unlimited storage .. isn’t he a bit suspicious, about what would happen to his photos or who could have access to them in the future ? 😅
I feel it is easier to completely start a new life and implement minimalism in it rather than changing the way my life to become minimalistic.
Clean AF, dude. I keep way too much old footage and I need to pare that way down.
Colin Bloodworth you and me both...
Colin Bloodworth same
I like to keep all my stuff minimal in real life, but my minimalism does not extend to my computer. With digital files my attitude is "two is one, one is none". I have redundancies and backups galore, and I keep absolutely every photo and video I shoot in the highest quality possible. Hard drives are cheap, memories are priceless.
holy fuck, I just noticed I'm a huge mess
People really overlook how many places they store all their stuff (digitally). Much needed vid!
Love these minimalism videos. Takes the stress off.
This is pretty cool and gives me some good goals to work towards! One problem; a single copy is not a backup.
first time I'm seeing a "no color" background. I'm shocked and stunned. It actually looks hella good :D
I like minimalism. I also keep my files and folders simple. But keep in mind, don't be obsessed with it, be flexible, don't too strict with minimalism. We don't live alone, sometimes we will face non-minimalistic things in live. For example, if we are too strict with digital minimalism, once we use other computer that is not minimalist we will feel overwhelmed with it. Love it but don't be obsessed it.
People don’t ‘put the dock on the bottom’. It comes that way, and you know that
Rodrigo Vazquez true and it feels symmetrical with the dock on bottom and window bar on top. It feels right moving the mouse closer to you than moving it left. But that's just me. I use arch Linux with xfce4 desktop if anyone's wondering.
And you are in control of how your computer looks and functions. If you choose not to change that, you have put the dock on the bottom surely? Even if not actively.
If you are using an iOS device what you can do is put all your apps onto one folder including all the social and entertainment apps and just keep the basic apps aside like Clock, Phone, Calendar etc.
Anytime you want to quick access your apps just scroll down on the home screen and search what you want to Apple does a very job with this search function you can even search your files, mail, music everything on this
I pay 0,99 cents for 50GB on iCloud and I'm really pleased
but is it safe
15 years ago everybody said a big bank is safe and can’t be in trouble or being bankrupt. We know better now. Nowadays all those cloud services shall be safe. Let’s see.
I like your setup. Eventually I would invest in a NAS to keep all of your original files locally.
Zack Scriven and privacy
Keep in mind that you're subject to Google Photos privacy policy and that means access to your photos. That might only mean they use them to train neural networks but it could also mean that they can create even more intrusive advertiser and government profiles about you to sell. Free isn't free in the cloud they make money off you
Really nice overview. I've always struggled with this one, specifically the aspects of digital file management/organization as a filmmaker working for self + clients. Great video!
Thanks for the "Show View Options > Calculate all sizes" tip!
It would be awesome if you shown your iPhone as well. I’m curious about how to minimal in it.
I use 3 cloud folders;
Google Drive: Personal
Dropbox: important documents
One Drive: college work
I use a vpn because its good to stay safe....keeps a copy of everything in "the cloud".
Never gonna use iCloud or google drive to backup your data
So you put all of your most precious raw photo, movie etc. data onto private third party servers of whose security you do not know anything of; who can be accessed by all the nice American intelligent agencies? Interesting. Other suggestion: buy a raspberry & a hard drive, install a suitable linux and a NextCloud instance. Grants you even more options, but everything stays under your control (and is faster).
Btw: Application Folder is Shift-Cmd-A in Finder. No need for it in a minimalistic sidebar, as all the apps are faster to access via spotlight than from the dock.
I have photos saved on icloud, google drive from 3 different accounts, amazon prime, etc. Complete mess
You are not using the screen behind you. Switch it off so you are not paying for electricity you are not using. Minimalism.
I love the idea, but I'm still paranoid about stuff disappearing in the cloud. Every once in a while you hear a story about a creator whose account was suspended/deleted by Google, and they won't even tell them why.
Bye-bye years of work.
Well you could make your own cloud with a nas, or with a raspberrypi if you want to.
I’m the opposite lol I have Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Drive lol All of my clients use different stuff
Kraig Adams I wish! My big clients all have shared Dropbox for their assets, and their legal teams only use it...it’s so annoying! I’ve managed to only pay for 2 now, but still trying to cut down
Minimalism is literally being clean.
Can you make this into a how to guide pdf file so I can actually do this, I don’t know how you did it.
I did a similar clutter purge. I used to have an iPhone, Macbook Pro and an iPad. Each I needed for separate things but still felt cluttered. So now I have a Note 8 and a dex at my desk. Super uncluttered, super awesome, love the setup. I still use my macbook when I travel but that's it.
Just know that having data in the cloud does not mean it's backed up. You need to have a physical copy of the data that you could not stand to be without. Cloud Backed Up
Can’t wait till you hit a million subs and beyond. Keep crushing it dude.
My storage setup:
PC Hard-Drive - Programs and current projects
External Hard-Drive - Footage and current projects backup
Google Photos - EVERYTHING
Google Drive - Assets and work files
Vimeo - Final Exports of projects
Was going to use Amazon Drive's unlimited plan for archiving all of my RAW footage but they dropped that storage plan.
(but there's a trick to get unlimited Google Drive storage for free)
Diogo Almeida what's the trick
Loving the clean setup! Just changed the dock to the side and hidden and my screen looks huge now lol.
One thing I would recommend is getting a hard drive to back up your computer though! It would suck if it died suddenly! Buy like 3 TB external and you're gold.
I was worried about getting a 13 inch MacBook for editing until I saw this!
13" screen for editing is fine, but sometimes power isn't enough, I want to upgrade for 15", or just buy an iMac 27".
Daniel Streltsov how much RAM do you have?
Nah, wait to buy a macbook. The new processors are much better, and apple is already using last generation processors.
Well if it's the screen size just hook up an external monitor at home and you're good to go. For everything else a 13" is pretty great!
If you're talking about screen size you can always get a giant external monitor for less than $200. It makes working in Premiere way cruisier.
“I like storing my files on other people’s computers”
1. You are crazy.
2. I love it.
3. I'll re-do my computer tonight after watching this video.
4. Peace!
Kevin Utz yeah he’s batshit crazy. Totally loco. Ipso facto, fucked in the head,... bug I can’t help loving him.
Did you do it?
on safari, you can hide the address bar in full-screen mode.
under the view tab just untick 'always show toolbar in full screen'.
it makes browsing a lot cleaner.
that's how I use it anyways
Apple-centric Minimalism. The title is a clickbait for non-Mac users like me.
Teja Karlapudi OSX and Windows are so similar that you can basically apply all of the steps here if you are a non mac user. Libraries, google drive, etc. Are available in windows. For video, you have a better premier pro for windows. So get past your OS racism. All computers matter.
Not really the key principles are deleting most of everything and uploading commonly used files and images to the drive
Teja Karlapudi could have looked at some of the icons to the right of the thumbnail 😅
Clickbait for minimalism, buying expensive products is not minimalism
True. As a Linux user, hearing him say "everything is in the cloud" made me wince.
You're such a minimalist that you have the tv on while you're not using it
I do agree that keeping raw files is a waste of space, but I still can't bring myself to delete them!
Andrew Power true story
put them on external hard rives... out of sight, out of mind
If you have enough space then there's no problem. I think digital minimalism doesn't really apply unless you barely have any space.
Underscore Zero but space is finite. He's proposing a way that becomes a routine so that you don't get to the point where you run out
Imagine having such reliable internet upload speeds that you can upload all of your photos and videos to the cloud.
Really liked this video ♥ My eyes are satisfied.
I don't work in full screen because it gets messy when I want to work in split screen, it's harder to do for some reason…
Some of your advice here is pretty bad and would probably only apply to Amateurs. For example not backing up your raw files and just keeping your finished video files. What if a client comes back with changes and you have to add in footage you haven't used already.
yes yes this is what I was looking for. so good so clean!
Apps on your phone please?
Yeah! How do you practice digital minimalism on iPhone/Android?
Larissa Veloso If you are using an iOS device what you can do is put all your apps onto one folder including all the social and entertainment apps and just keep the basic apps aside like Clock, Phone, Calendar etc.
Anytime you want to quick access your apps just scroll down on the home screen and search what you want to Apple does a very job with this search function you can even search your files on this
Check out this app (with hardware device), launching a Kickstarter in February: www.unplug.technology/. Helps to transform an Android phone into a distraction-free device :)
I loved it. I'm trying to do a digital declutter, but I'm completely lost with the amount of digital things and accounts I have.
i think you are giving up way to much privacy and security with storing everything in the cloud, especially in the Google drive. I think you are tunnel visioning on only minimalism
Yup. Not smart. Complete tunnel vision.
ilona lundell tinfoil hat mentality. “OMGNOES the govt spies on me. Or worse ! IM OFFERED ADS”
Nothing is just free... if the product is free, you are the product and are paying with your privacy!
Dope environment! What VPN do you use?
it is NordVPN
where is that affiliate link? 😂
I have the nordVPN for a year now and its a bliss :D
Says there's a 3 year deal for $100 going right now...how do I say no to that lol
Manuel Lopez I've been using them for a week now and it's fantastic
not using fullscreen actually makes sense for me. the swiping animation of switching between different programs makes me feel kind of dizzy when i have to do it frequently enough, also the swiping animation takes a couple of milliseconds i can save when the programs are layered on top of each other and switching with cmd + tab happens instantly.
Damn that is some OCDness. lol
Please don't make light of OCD, man. It's a serious disability that should not be misconstrued for being organized. It has nothing to do with that.
Lucas Vidal yes this! I have ocd and it’s quite frustrating because it stops me from doing stuff like this aha :/ I also have major ocd that I take it on the level of compulsive skin picking and you’re so so right, it’s very hard to deal with having ocd.
Shit, I do rituals. Gotta put that period, lol! I actually kinda like it. Do you?
I love using apps on full screen. The only time I don’t is when I’m pulling up my password manager and/or copying something from Notes. It’s one of the things that keeps me using Mac OS even with the minor difficulties I’ve had.
Hey man, you should use Mega.nz as a cloud service because they give you 50gb for free, 30 more than google drive! just as a tip ;)
So proud. Just because "the cloud" is not sitting in your living room, doesn't mean it's not filling up earth. Love the way you're approaching your content and you're even mentioning 4k. Goes to show what a positive mindset can do. Well done!
I will forever now turn my NT-USB sideways when i use it.
The only app installed on my iPhone is TH-cam. I uninstalled all the apps that were uninstallable. It’s just overwhelming to have many app.
so... I kinda hate you right now, a little bit, but it will pass... ;-P
never heard someone not keeping any raw files, that's intense, and I totally envy the feeling of clarity (hope my unprobable english is understandable) that I can imagine having from getting rid of all those... that's my main attraction to minimalism, because I can clearly feel the confusion I get from being surrounded with unnecessary stuff..
I still think it's interesting to see how that can relate (inside of me) with having to deal with life's innate complexity and chaos.. don't know if you sense a link between this and that ?
great inspiration anyway, as usual !
plexus he might be insane.
1. buy top end apple products maximum storage.
2. use 2gb of it.
3. job done
Dat minimal dongle life
Have you ever thought about privacy ? Uploading all your stuff on google and apple's cloud services you automatically agree that all of your stuff is being used and analysed by them.
Privacy is the most important thing in today's digitalised life.
Is into minimalism, buys donglebook pro.
Fair enough XD but it seems he's pretty much dongle-free
The only ones making a mountain out of the USB-C molehill are those too lazy to buy a couple of USB-C cables. (Which every cable manufacturer now makes for every price point.)
you can make the dock disappear at the bottom of the screen, too by simply going into settings-dock and check the box that says "Automatically hide and show the Dock.". easy as that. And in final cut, you have an own effect called letterbox with gives you way more flexibility with what part of the frame your cutting of and final cut isn't rendering the unused covered part of the frame, which makes the project smaller and rendering faster.
You can cutback spending even more by NOT buying Apple products
Lol true guy buys expensive Apple products, talks minimalism🤔🤔
Apple is designed by minimalists with minimalism in mind and beauty is important to some people
Grayson W some windows pc’s are also simple build and simple to use so its not a big difference
Minimalism isn't about being cheap. Spending less can be a motivation or a by-product, but generally getting minimalist may involve spending a little more on things we really like, things that are of better quality, more durable, or just looking real, real good. Like Apple products.
You're stupid, because you can't buy a laptop to edit 4K for 200 euros. You can't even buy laptop for editing for 700-800 euros. And I personally bought MacBook Air for 400 euros, because I like macOS. So you can find good deals, Apple is not always means expensive. My phone is 128GB iPhone SE, which cost me 160.@Ethan Johnson
"I'm not paying for anything that I don't use". Mind is blown...
LOVE IT! I live really minimalist myself and also digital wise but you are next level! Why do you position your docks left? Does this have any advantage or just a preference you like?
Vegains I keep the dock in the left because screens have less real estate vertically than horizontally so putting it on the bottom cuts off even more pixels so putting it on the left gives you more space to scroll on web pages, etc
Personally I do the same and the reasons for me are that the MacOS app managing buttons and most important menus are on the (top) left side such as closing and changing programs to full screen. Feels more convenient. Also if you want to drag and drop something into other screens it's not possible if the dock is on the right side. Would love to hear Kraig's reasons behind it too.
You get more screen real-estate.
I understand people are saying for more screen real-estate, but isn't that the point of hiding the dock? What makes the difference between hiding it on the bottom and on the left. I ask because I hide it on the left and use full screen, which solves the screen real-estate problem.
I'm right handed so i personally hide mine to the right because it just feel more natural to me to swipe that way than down or whatever. Just preference.
The thing I hate most about fixing other peoples computers is when their desktop is full of apps, files and folders that don't seem to be sorted in any particular way.
I'm a massive fan and I was wondering if you have created a Discord server for film-making or were considering making one because that would be really awesome!
Interesting video.
I agree about your principals on minimalism.
I disagree though about full screen. It's good for most stuff, but split-screening is vital for several types of activities:
- writing a novel (I have my story on one side, and all my different notes on the other side)
- translating any document (you need the original document visible to translate it)
- doing research (on one side you note your research, on the other side you have your browser)
Watched this right after Leftcoast´s Media Workflow video.... You two could not be more different haha
pushREC hahaha me too😂😂👌🏻
Watched both of your digital minimalism videos. I'm working on mine right now. So much respect for this!
You're damn crazy.
Oh, the irony of watching a video on digital minimalism & avoiding distractions instead of finishing the school paper that I need to do :D
SEO slam dunk
The little heater is so cute in the background ahahah.
Twitter Squadd!!! Excited to watch!