Writer. Filmmaker. Athlete. Dog Dad.


Max McCoy

Our passion projects are like a sacred bonfire

without attention, it will fizzle out.

I've been sitting with the question (as i navigate a ton of work/travel):

when life is at its busiest, how do I feed this fire?

Sharing ideas on this with my email community. Link here if you want to be pen pals in between YouTube uploads: sunny-thinker-1914.kit.com/

1 week ago | [YT] | 6

Max McCoy

Steve Jobs on "The Most Important Thing"

I'm sending an email out in a couple hours on this idea. If you wanna receive it, link here: sunny-thinker-1914.kit.com/

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I'm currently on the road shooting some client documentary stuff (my day job) and unfortunately won't be able to upload a new video for a couple weeks...

In the interim, i'm sharing ideas via email. So if you wanna be pen pals, we'll be here! sunny-thinker-1914.kit.com/

Big love. - Max

1 month ago | [YT] | 9

Max McCoy

New video on the channel - ideas on getting out of a creative rut

ideas I regularly need to be reminded of lol

For those that check it out, I hope it's helpful :)

1 month ago | [YT] | 26

Max McCoy

Stoked at the response on the last few videos. A warm hello to all the new people finding this channel. πŸ‘‹ πŸ“Ή I love exploring ideas around the creative life. It can be such a bittersweet and unique journey we are on as artists lol. Hopefully some of the ideas explored on this channel help you feel less alone as a creative person finding their way. ⛡️

Thanks for being here. More soon πŸ’™

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 7

Max McCoy

Wow. Humbled by the response to the new Jordan Peele video so far πŸ‘€

This channel has been an explorative side project outside of my typical work. I've been trying to carve out time to create here more consistently, but tbh getting less than 100 views per video makes putting crazy hours into these videos feel illogical.

Creating this JP video came at a time where I was feeling discouraged and most needed the advice that he speaks to:

Doubt is a part of the process, lighten up and make the process as fun as possible, keep improvising, stop worrying about external metrics and just make something that you wish existed.

It’s beautiful to see you guys resonating with these reminders alongside me.

A big hello to all the new subscribers β€” stoked to be on this journey with y'all lets goo β›΅πŸ’™

(ps - New video coming soon 😎)

3 months ago | [YT] | 200

Max McCoy

Commit to a body of work. You're not going to know which one is going to be your Pulp Fiction. Commit to creating a body of work, and let the rest figure itself out. (Robert Rodriguez)

New video this Sunday.

4 months ago | [YT] | 11

Max McCoy

I don't know what I think until I write.
― Joan Didion

New video this Sunday. 🎨

5 months ago | [YT] | 4

Max McCoy

We have to have the courage to turn against out habitual lifestyle and engage in unconventional living.
― Christopher McCandless, Alexander Supertramp

New video (finally) this weekend :)

5 months ago | [YT] | 1

Max McCoy

β€œI’d rather be 10% worse and happier, than 10% better and miserable.”

a recent documentary / vlog I created with Chris Williamson & Naval Ravikant.

https://youtu.be/QsPTAYvhmlc?si=GH9mS...

7 months ago | [YT] | 1

Max McCoy

β€œWhat about when you’re at your lowest, when you thought that you could die… what I’m really trying to tell you is I’m with you all the time.” - your higher self

Check out this poem I helped produce for one of my favorite artists, a poem from your higher self:

https://youtu.be/KBhHGndduxE?si=ub629...

8 months ago | [YT] | 1