Hey everyone, I just wanted to give a quick update. When I took a break from the channel around 10 weeks ago, I thought I’d be back to publishing in around 6 to 8 weeks. Unfortunately, I had underestimated the severity of my burnout. I was actually ill for 4 of the first 5 weeks and was barely able to get out of bed. Some of this was genuine illness, some of it was just sheer exhaustion.
Since that time I’ve been trying to get back into work, but I can only manage a few focused hours a day before I lose all concentration. Other creators on YouTube have reported that it took them many months to recover from burnout, but I’m still hoping that won’t be the case with me.
Despite the inability to work for too long, I am still trying to get things done. I’ve been working on the First Battle of El Alamein (Battlestorm), reading into Helena Blavatsky (an early influence on National Socialism, as Goodrick-Clarke has shown), and more topics besides. I’ve also been doing a deep dive into Objectivism, which has helped me massively. I’ve developed a new research method, and have been thinking about making big changes to the way I do things. One of these changes is whether to split future content across multiple channels: one for Battlestorms, one for lighter dives into history, one for book reviews, one for my takes on current topics, and potentially more besides.
I’ll be posting a video update soon to talk about where I’m at and where things are heading. For now, I just wanted to give a brief update and thank you all now for your continued patience and support. Hope you’re all well, and I’ll speak to you soon.
TIKhistory
Hey everyone, I just wanted to give a quick update. When I took a break from the channel around 10 weeks ago, I thought I’d be back to publishing in around 6 to 8 weeks. Unfortunately, I had underestimated the severity of my burnout. I was actually ill for 4 of the first 5 weeks and was barely able to get out of bed. Some of this was genuine illness, some of it was just sheer exhaustion.
Since that time I’ve been trying to get back into work, but I can only manage a few focused hours a day before I lose all concentration. Other creators on YouTube have reported that it took them many months to recover from burnout, but I’m still hoping that won’t be the case with me.
Despite the inability to work for too long, I am still trying to get things done. I’ve been working on the First Battle of El Alamein (Battlestorm), reading into Helena Blavatsky (an early influence on National Socialism, as Goodrick-Clarke has shown), and more topics besides. I’ve also been doing a deep dive into Objectivism, which has helped me massively. I’ve developed a new research method, and have been thinking about making big changes to the way I do things. One of these changes is whether to split future content across multiple channels: one for Battlestorms, one for lighter dives into history, one for book reviews, one for my takes on current topics, and potentially more besides.
I’ll be posting a video update soon to talk about where I’m at and where things are heading. For now, I just wanted to give a brief update and thank you all now for your continued patience and support. Hope you’re all well, and I’ll speak to you soon.
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