Freelance Life On-Site: The Mental Cost of Lugging Gear and the Big Office Vibe 🏢

No. 165 #Dailyvlog #vlog #DJIpocket3 #filmmaking #youtubetips My main camera* https://geni.us/DJI-Pocket3_Bo My stills and second camera* https://geni.us/Fuji_Xm5 My most important piece of tech* https://geni.us/Samsung-Fold5 I colorgrade all my videos with Dehancer. Use discount code YOUKNOWTHEBO for 10% off at https://www.dehancer.com * * This is an affiliate link. You do not pay more, but you will support the channel😉 Thank you very much This is my second channel. Check out my main channel here http://youtube.ISMONO.com INSTAGRAM https://instagram.ISMONO.com PODCAST on Spotify https://geni.us/IsmonoPodcast-Spotify PODCAST on Apple https://geni.us/IsmonoPodcast-Apple If you enjoy my content and you would like to support my channel, you can check out my Patreon here https://www.patreon.com/youknowthebo ARE YOU A CONTENT CREATOR LOOKING FOR ADVICE? You can book 1on1 coaching sessions. Contact me via email ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Working on-site for a client means balancing a lot of things right now: hauling 20 kilos of equipment daily, facing a 90-minute commute due to highway construction, and maintaining my daily content streak. The mental capacity drain is real; taxes, main channel videos, and the heavy project mean the vlogging channel often gets pushed to the back. Even on days when I stumble across my words, I still push record—I want this to serve as an example of "putting in the reps" and continuing the habit. I discuss the unique experience of being a freelancer in a huge corporate office. While I enjoy the company (3:32), the lack of anonymity (8:01) and the pressure to perform are strange. The biggest observation: when waiting for client feedback, I feel weird watching YouTube or browsing Amazon because everyone can see my large, multi-screen setup. As a freelancer, I feel pressure to "pretend" to work, even during downtime. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Commuting and the mental drain of working on-site 0:37 - The challenge of balancing content with a big project 1:14 - Brain capacity overload (Taxes, main channel, new project) 2:26 - Why I stumble across my words but still show up 3:05 - Safety reminder for vlogging while driving 4:02 - Putting in the reps: Why I continue daily videos 4:41 - Project background: Directly hired after previous client issues 5:14 - The only downside: Lugging 15-20 kilos of equipment 6:08 - Why I tear down my setup every night (Insurance hassle) 7:06 - The awful 90-minute commute and lost time 7:32 - The two-sided sword of being in a big office 8:01 - The lack of anonymity (Getting weird looks when saying hello) 9:02 - The freelancer pressure to look busy during downtime 10:09 - Why I "pretend" to work (Everyone sees my big monitor setup) 11:02 - Call for topic suggestions (Freelance or editing advice) 11:26 - Outro ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬