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Hi friends 🤍
Okay. This is slightly unhinged.

I asked ChatGPT to write this update for me. Why? I don’t know. Maybe because I thought it would be funny. Maybe because I wanted a neutral narrator. Maybe because my brain is still on low battery and this felt simplest.

Either way… I’m handing the mic over.

✏️Edit: this is meant to be lighthearted, and not taken too seriously.

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Hello. It’s me. The robot.

Christine took a week off. Very responsible. Gold star. ⭐

Then she checked in with herself and realized… she was still tired.

The 3am bedtimes.
The overwhelmed brain.
The tiny “please don’t make me go back yet” feeling.

So instead of pretending she’s a productivity machine powered by park churros and Wi-Fi, she’s taking one more week.

Yes, the algorithm is currently in the corner tapping its foot impatiently. We see it. We respect its hustle. But we are not negotiating with burnout.

This second week is not dramatic. It’s maintenance. Think: creative oil change.

She plans to make things with no audience. Maybe record music. Maybe do an overly detailed drawing. Maybe create something that never touches the internet. Wild concept.

This is not a period. It’s a comma. A breath. A recalibration.

She’ll be back. Brains untangled, hair mostly fine.

Thank you for your patience with this very human creator.

Beep boop.
— ChatGPT

21 hours ago (edited) | [YT] | 124

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I'm curious, have you guys ever heard of Flow State?

I've only ever unintentionally dropped into Flow State, but I'm curious if anyone has more experience with intentionally achieving this state? Seems like it could be a useful tool for everyone.

For those who may not know:

🔁 Flow state, or being "in the zone," is a state of complete immersion, intense focus, and enjoyment in an activity, where self-consciousness vanishes, and time seems to distort. This cognitive state occurs when skills perfectly match a high-level challenge, resulting in increased productivity, creativity, and deep satisfaction.

4 days ago | [YT] | 56

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I've decided to take a short break.

It occurred to me tonight that I'm seeing some symptoms of burnout. My sleep hasn't been great, routine tasks are fatiguing me more than usual, and I've been feeling increasingly overwhelmed by seemingly nothing.

I share all this not to complain or worry anyone, but just to be a little transparent about my thought process. I've pushed through these things before and found that I can't escape the burnout. It gets harder to bounce back from over too much time. That's why I'm just going to take a quick step back to rest and recover.

About a week is what I'm thinking for now. I'll need to reassess when that time frame is coming to a close, but that's my hope for now.

Going forward, my plan is to get back into planning breaks throughout the year to get out in front of this, rather than reacting to it once I'm feeling stuck. I feel like I'm rambling now, but it's like 2am, so you'll have to forgive me haha.

I may post here or there to update you on progress or share some ideas, if they start flowing. I just want to get back into a good headspace. I appreciate how supportive you all have been, especially as I figure these things out. I feel very fortunate to have the community I've got in you guys. Thank you.

1 week ago | [YT] | 245

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"Mr. Hammond, I think we're back in business!"

Got a fresh new gimbal that's eventually going to break in 3 months, let'ssss goooo.

PS: In all seriousness, though, I know what's causing it's eventual breakage, so I've got an adjustment to extend its lifespan.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 80

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Made butter tarts on stream today, and they are a HIT! Gave some to my barre instructor and YH friends. Always nice to share food creations with people! And you can't really go wrong with pie crust and butter and brown sugar. I meaaaan...

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 168

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I need some accountability 🙈 ...

...so I'm making this post to let you know I plan to edit videos today, from the past week. Here's what I need to get done:

🔳 Tiny Hands compilation
🔳 Sweethearts Nite

If I don't get these done by tomorrow's stream, I *want* you to give me a hard time. Editing is not something I have a lot of experience with, so the process can be super long and tedious for me, which makes it hard to get started.

SO, here's to a productive day, for all of us!

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 110

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Tiny Hands stream update!

I had scheduled for this to be tomorrow, BUT I just need a little more time to plan it the way I want. I haven't quite found the funny over-the-top structure that I want to do to do the theme justice. I could pull something together that would *work, but I know how anticipated these types of streams are, and I don't want to do a meh job. So I appreciate just a liiiiittle more patience while I do a little more creative development.

Regular morning Disneyland stream will commence as planned!

1 month ago | [YT] | 100

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This is going on in my Mod Discord right now...

I tried a TikTok hair volume hack that worked...really well. I showed up to stream yesterday with very voluminous hair, so now I'm getting roasted by the mods.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 61

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I have an EPIC update on the prank payback. Get ready for storytime on today's stream.

Starting ~11am PT!

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1 month ago | [YT] | 62

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My brain derped temporarily and I forgot I'm still blocked out of Disneyland this week. 🙈 ugh.

So! The alternative plan for this week will be:

WED: 10am - 4pm-ish (Making tamales)
THU: 10am - ?? (NY Day party w/ friends)

1 month ago | [YT] | 99