It's time for a change...
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
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Didn't mention the specific schedule, so it'll be a new video every Wednesday now, instead of the Tuesday and Thursday I was doing :)
You could consider going the vsauce route and creating a second channel (dong in this analogy) where you feel more comfortable producing "low effort" content - if the pressure of keeping up the quality with the quantity is part of the problem for you.
that's a great idea!
It's perfectly fine with 1 video per week, you need to enjoy life too :D
You're the best Kevin! BradTraversy did this stuff until his health became a serious issue. I think part of his solution was having other people come to his channel and create stuff, almost like a freeCodeCamp vibe.
Maybe in your case, you could work on projects with other content developers? For example, I am a frontend dude who has been working with senior backend peeps. I benefit because they just don't have time to get as deep into the frontend as I do.
Just in case you are looking for something different!
Btw, just wore my "Making the internet a little bit more awesome" tank top to the bar last night!
Cheers and best of luck with everything!
Looking forward to the new videos. Less is often more :D
A good husband, a good father, and last but not least, the king of CSS-you’re the best, Kevin. Wishing you luck with whatever decision you make.
I have to say, Kevin…2 videos a week is even hard for us content consumers to keep up with. I think that one video a week from you will even fit my schedule better. Thanks for teaching us so very much over these years.
This! I've missed a lot of content and my watch later is ever growing
I'm glad you're not switching to tailwind, as it makes your content more approachable for everyone and not just tailwind devs.
Tailwind doesn't help you at all at creating and understanding the base of CSS. It's just a cluster F of classes in element making harder to read and debugging since each classes makes only one thing. Pure CSS / SCSS is king
@Warface if you want to spend 20 minutes coming up with some weird class name that's similar to something but slightly different just so you can style your div in a css file, then be my guest
@@arxci9402I’ve never understood the “naming is hard” argument, I never spend more than a few seconds doing it, if I find a better name later, then changing it is easy with current tooling and I also use css selectors so I often only need to name the parent element, which is ok because component markup is often simple. Meanwhile, Tailwind looks like a mess to me.
@@arxci9402 20 Seconds to come up with a "weird" class name? Hyperbole and straw man fallacy. Nice work.
@shaneaudinett8464 didn't realize this was the Supreme Court, lol. It doesn't change the fact that when you're on a larger team, it gets complicated to not only keep it consistent but also make sense. Anyone who's used css knows that class names are annoying. Not only that, but tailwind has pre determined styles and standards that make consistency, reusability, and customization much easier. Abstracting most of the time, a lot of more code to a separate file, doesn't make it easier to read by any means and is ultimately pointless. So, not only do you need to figure out a consistent and clear name; you need to navigate to another folder, find that name, and then you can read your css, which by the way still exists and isnt magicslly gone because its not in the HTML, when instead you could find your div or whatever and directly modify the styles? The only reason people argue that one is easier than the other is because it's what they're used to. Additionally, tailwind applies a standard style reset to ensure you're following font accessibility standards with the expectation that this stuff gets updated to meet new standards . You can customize everything you need to and even still use css. There literally no reason not to use it and complaining about harder to read code as if the styles magically disappear when you throw them into a separate file is dishonest, especially when one tailwind class can combine numerous css styles
Content creation and course creation is lightyears more difficult than people realize. You're doing a great job, Kevin.
As are you Kevin
Two phrases spring to mind... 'Less Is More' and 'Quality Versus Quantity'. Your tutorials are a goldmine of information. As a Wordpress developer (sorry) ;) I have been able to enhance my development skills beyond my wildest imagination by watching your tutorials along with a very small nucleus of other dev content creators. I would not worry at all about scaling back a bit, your tutorials are invaluable regardless of how 'many a week, etc.
I can second this, im practically a CSS expert now primarily because of you after 3 years.
“I’m taking a break from my unsustainable self-imposed schedule” is my favourite genre of CZcams video
Good for you!
Honestly Kevin *any* videos you put out are invaluable, so whatever schedule helps you stay productive without running yourself thin is 100% the way to go. And good luck with tackling the rest of the new course!
Still awesome, better quality than quantity. Thank you as always Kevin!
Thank god it's not a tailwind change
I know the bills need to be paid, but productivity is not everything. Remember to enjoy yourself a little. You are doing a great job and thaks for being there for us. Cheers!
We have a very wise Spanish saying: «Trabaja para vivir, no vivas para trabajar». 😜
I don't know how well it translates, but it goes something like this: "Work to live, don't live to work".
Always thanks for your content.
Thank you, you helped me a lot.
I'm sure I love CSS because of you, your enthusiasm is infectious.
You made a good decision for a calm life.
Happy for you! I strongly request that you keep on making vanilla CSS content. I love Tailwind but I keep myself grounded in terms of CSS through you. So thankful for that.
Also I mean this in a very positive way: May the algorithm be in your favor 🙏
Thanks Kevin! All your hard work is very much appreciated! Do what you need to do, sir! Family is everything!
Definitely 1 video a week, we all are busy too! This way I feel like I am not falling behind, all the best to you Kevin!
Good for you! I appreciate anything that you have time to publish. I've learned so much from you, THANK YOU!
Great! I'll finally get to catch up. Behind you all the way. Looking forward to the new content. You got this!
Whew! For a moment I thought you were going to announce you were ending the channel! Wishing you the best, and a sincere thank you for all the amazing CSS work, tutorials, advocacy. You've been an invaluable resource and I'm grateful.
One video a week is a bonus for all of us. I have been following you since the beginning, I've completed several of your courses. Your delivery is so genuine and open and just enlightening. Thanks for sharing Kevin.
Totally understand, been there (though not as a YT'er). Do what you need for you, we'll be here to support you.
The fact you were creating two videos a week and a course is wild to me. I put out a video every two weeks, and that feels like a tight schedule. I'm glad to hear you are erring on the side of sustainability. There's no need to burn out.
It's been a joy following your progress from zero to hero. I remember, maybe it was one of your first videos where you started with one thing and then ended up with something completely different. A rabbit hole video. Not much structure. And look at you now, up in the air with the worlds most famous CSS people. 🎉
Love everything about this. You're looking after yourself and your family, and respecting everyone on the way. Excited for you 🥳
Congrats on the conscientious adjustment, indie work is so challenging when your options each day are near limitless. Looking forward to you finalizing the course and excited for how much pressure that will relieve!!
Sir, with your content you have helped fix so many issues on so many occasions, while at the same time providing valuable (and easy to remember) teaching moments. Whatever sort of schedule fits you, rest assured your viewerbase will be there to watch the content you put out. Take care of yourself and good luck!
I remember the times when you were not doing this full time and I really feel nostalgic about it. I was just starting to learn CSS and most of your videos back then were exactly for beginners to learn the basics of CSS. Then, you started making videos for people who've already mastered the basics (and of course this is normal since you already covered the basics), then at one point it became your full time job. I just wanted to say thank you for your work with this channel, because I learned so much from you. Also the way you teach is great - so beginner friendly and friendly in general.
It's getting long now, but I wish all the best to you, Kevin. This is the best CSS channel!
That is absolutely normal to have 1 video per week... Consistensy is the key. Thanks a lot Kevin❤
Don't worry about the frequency my friend, to this day I still watch your videos from a few years ago and I still learn from them! Take the time to focus on what you need right now. If it's a week, a month or more, no one is going to criticize you for that, we can only say thank you for everything you teach!
Creating video tutorials myself, the mistake I made was that I completely underestimated the fact that in order to do a good 30 minute video, it usually involves days (!) of research, study, and experimenting. Thus, I wondered myself how you have been able to keep the pace of two videos per week considering the quality you provide. Excited to see more of your content - no matter if one or two per week!
Good luck Kevin. It's very tough to handle things with family and 2 kids. It's always great when you know you need to step back and think of what is the priority. I was in the same boat as you (expect I was just getting started with attraction on my channel) and once my first born arrived, I let it go so I could focus on what mattered most and luckily I still had a full time job and things snow balled that way after my second till hopefully another year into the future where I could get back into it with my thousand ideas for videos.
We're all here always enjoying your content. Thank you for your precious time as always.
Spellcheck says you are a "Rock Tart" but I am sure you are a Rockstar. Good on you for changing focus and giving yourself breathing room to grow in other ways. Thanks for all your great work!
No problem kevin. We understand you. Your change makes 100% sense . And it will also make you more productive.
~ your content lover
Love your videos. The depth, conciseness, and format/pace are exceptional. Thanks for the update, and I will be here watching and learning.
Don't ever think you are not appreciated. Please you are helping a lot of us reach our goals.
well done! Thanks for all the work so far. Looking forward to the future :)
Sounds a very sensible approach. I know from my own experience the difficulty of making a decision that you keep telling yourself is a step back, but then the relief that comes from making a decision like this leads to more enjoyment, motivation and ultimately sense of accomplishment. I hope it all works out for you!
I love the shorts. Reducing videos into very informative and helpful bite-sized chunks is great!
Whatever choice you make moving forward, you're my go to CSS creator, especially when i'd like to learn something new. Thank you!
Wishing you the best of luck!! what better than having sometimes with family 👏💪
as a backend dev, your videos helped me A LOT underestand CSS. i use Tailwind most of the time but i was thinking switching to pure CSS as i watch more of your videos.
Glad you’re taking the time to be more in sync with what’s right for you. Sometimes we have to subtract in order to add. I appreciate your videos however often they arrive.
You're the best, Kevin!! Learned so so much from your explanations in all those video's..thanks thanks thanks, and I will continue watching those in the future!!
I love hearing that you have a focus on creating high quality content! You're always my go-to resource when I need CSS help. The very best of luck to you!
And as others have suggested, a second channel with more "low-effort" content is something I'd be interested in.
Wisdom is only acquired through experience. You are a wise man, Kevin. Keep it like this and thanks for your honesty.
I'm glad this isn't a change to tailwin
None of us have any right to complain that you're reducing your output. Personally, I feel incredibly lucky that you've made so many wonderfully informative videos and put them on CZcams for free.
Falling in love and following up with your teachings gave me food. Your decisions are well respected and accepted..
I'm glad he's dropping down to 1. I was having trouble and feeling discouraged trying to keep up with all the videos flying in haha
Hi Kevin, Do what's the best for you and what you can accommodate with.
I learn so much from you, and I like the tone you use to explain things.
Keep the good work and take care of your family.
Friendly thoughts from Europe
👍🏻 with quality of your videos and the lessons you go over. Quality before quantity! I’ve bought beyondCSS but just haven’t had the time myself so thanks for the reminder and I’m jumping on to that again
You deserve a thousand times to take care of yourself and your family, you have already offered the community a gold mine of videos. Thank you for your way of thinking outside the box and presenting new features in CSS in a simple and clear way. Thank you for continuing to publish, a new video per week is great. This gives us time to integrate what you introduce into our content production.
You start each day with 100 points. Probably more than half is taken by your family. The rest has to be planned out nicely. Otherwise you will burn all your energy. I feel your situation, because I’m in the middle of it right now. 3 kids, the two younger ones don’t go to school yet. So all my attention goes to them. Being a father, a husband and focus on your own stuff, is top tier dedication my friend. Many people underestimate how heavy it can be. You’re far more productive than on a day job. It cost a lot of energy. Don’t overwork yourself. Believe me, you’ll get messed up for real. Speaking from personal experience.
Thank you so much for all the educational content you provide. Best of luck with the latest transition.
Do what you need to do man. Wishing you the best no matter what you take on. I'm appreciative of whatever you put out and have found helpful things in every video I've watched (I haven't watched all yet lol).
Man, you’re genuinely the most humble king out there. 1 video per week sounds perfect. You’re amazing!
Definitely love your work man. Can’t wait to get the course! ❤
I absolute love, that you use scrimba for your courses. It is so interactive and I learn a lot this way. Thanks you Kevin.
Bro, what you do is amazing, getting people to understand how any webpage, no matter how complicated it might seem, is styled, and the basics that can get anyone to make something of their own, you actually got me to understand more than my bootcamp professor. I (along with a lot of people, I'm sure) would much rather have less videos a week with a better topic choice and giving you more free time to do your stuff than forcing more videos and making you, the creator, unhappy, I laughed at the first part of the video cause a part of me was actually expecting something Tailwind-related, i really think that could be a cool topic for the future tho. Wish you the best man, and many many thanks for your teachings!
Don’t be stressed. Making a point to watch your video more than once a week is a challenge. Ne video a week is sufficient for me to learn little by little during my busy life.
Happy to hear it! None of us will be worse off for it and you will be better off for it.
I feel you 🙂 . Recently I quit my job, and one of the hopes was to have more time. It lasted around 2 weeks, after that all the time was filled to max, and now I have even plan when unpacking box or similar thing, because I am so buried with programming (on my own). Thank you for all your videos, with the quality you provide one video a week will still be plenty. Especially thank you for keeping the videos readable (properly zoomed in fonts, graphics, etc). THANK YOU Kevin!
Can relate to this so much. When I made the switch to making fulltime educational content I also expected to make so much more content. Well.. Turned out that wasn't true. I think once you start doing this fulltime, you're not only making videos anymore but you are really building a business. That involves not only making the video, but doing so many things around it too.
I think of all those 'side quests' you're doing while building on your business, as the work bamboo does when it's growing underneath the soil. It takes years to grow the roots, and then after these years it suddenly shoots up and grows at an insane rate. Those other things you're doing are time consuming, but definitely worth working on too :) At least this applies to me - perhaps to you too. Hope you see some value in it.
Love your content!
Thanks for the videos great to watch and share with coworkers who.... need some additional knowledge
Kev, Kevin, Mr Powell, you have helped so much of us on this web dev journey. I will never forget the first video of yours i watched when yousaid you would hlep us fall in love with css or atleast help understand it and I was one of those. I hated CSS when I first learnt it and im still not overly fond but your videos have really helped me fall in love with it more than I would of so thank you Kevin, I hope this new adjustment helps out with your balance and productivity
Congratulations. Your channel has been a big help for me
Thank you for all your great contents, I am still consuming the previous ones. :) Thank you for making CZcams a little bit more awesome!
Thank you for all the great content @KevinPowell and yes, you must look after you.
Hope that one video per week is gonna be about Tailwind! Kidding of course, we all appreciate your excellent content whether its once or twice a week or once or twice per month.
I'll keep following you no matter how many videos you post! Your videos are great and I hope you keep posting in a pace that is sustainable to you. I'm a content producer too and I know how difficult is to keep producing regularly.
I know the algorithm has a weirdness to upload frequency and everything, but I tend to add your videos to my watch later, then go through them in the mornings of slow work days. Asynchronous is how I would describe my viewing habits. Quality is much more noticeable to me that time or frequency of upload.
Once per Week is perfect. Your channel is a CSS-Knowledgebase masterpiece already.
Nice to hear you are not leaving CZcams, I really appreciate all you have done
You're amazing! I have so much respect for you for prioritizing what you need to do.
Glad it wasn’t a goodbye video! And glad you’re feeling much better about the future. I always enjoy your great content.
Thanks so much!
Hey, Kevin! As a fan and a follower of your work, going to one video is even better. I kept missing your videos, and couldn`t keep up with what you were putting out. It brought a sort of FOMO really. One a week is perfect =)
You are awesome. Cheers o/
Just wanna say thanks you very much. I've learnt so much from you. Thank you, thank you.
We all understand, Kevin. Take the pressure off and put the fun in. I hope it works out well for you.
Rest, family time and sanity matters. Love the content. Also, may I ask how do you do you do scheduling
It's tuff working from home. I gave up my advertising career in 2005 to look after my daughter who is confined to a wheelchair; take her to school and home again. Then the same for University where I would drop her off and pick her up again an hour later. It's now 2024 and I'm still working from home managing what few clients I have left, updating their websites and adding new content when requested. By the way I'm 68 now and still loving the challenge of knocking together websites with BBedit and programming in CSS, PHP and MYSQL.
Don’t sweat it, you’re doing great any which way you want to do it. I’m a fan. Keep up the great work, and I’ll see you in Amsterdam in June! 😃
Thank you, Kevin, for all the content you put out. Like any job at hand, ensure that you take care of yourself.
I'd rather have one video a week than you getting burned out and stopping. Thank you so much for doing these great videos
Great work shifting mid stride.
I struggle with self directed productivity as a self employed person for the last 25 years. I've done everything from one man gigs to having 20 folks working for me.
One of the few "truths" I've found is a task will take the time it is allotted.
Another is perfection is the thief of production.
It's a constant battle to accept B+ work from myself and move to the next task, but life really moves in that practice.
Thank you Kevin, all the best. I appreciate your content
Thanks Kevin ... we love your channel!
Always support you! You're the best CSS teacher to me. 💪🏻
Taking care of yourself and recognizing you need a change is excellent and definitely helps to make your corner (and all of ours) of the internet more awesome!
Having just finished the book Slow Productivity by Cal Newport, I not only stand behind your decision, I'm excited by it 😀
Glad to see you making this change instead of having a burnout ❤
With one video per week ,the quality reaches peak ❤❤
You are great, Kevin, and every video you post has value. I've learned responsive design based on your course. Can't thank you enough. 😊
Also, I am loving coding in vanilla CSS.
Best of luck! 🚀
Bruh you had me at the tailwind change NGL lol 🤣
Always good.content, hard to keep up with you too 😂.
My first port of call when I want to learn about a concept
Best wishes, Kevin! Everyone will continue learning for free with your channel, you don't owe viewers anything more that you can handle 😉
Thank you for everything you've done, and will continue to do Kevin ❤
cool beans .................. work with a guy in our church and he said if we are supposed to help others. Making sure you provide yourself with as much pleasure first. that you intend for your efforts to produce in or for others. Thanks for your time and efforts. .......... 👋
Do what you gotta do! I’m sure your audience will still be around for your content.
Yes! Power to you!
good luck!