I Quit YouTube For 5 Years. Here's Why Most Never Come Back

Five years ago I had a YouTube channel that was working. Then I stopped — and I told myself a lot of reasons why. This video is about the real one. If you've ever walked away from something you cared about and never quite figured out how to come back to it, this is for you. 📚 The books mentioned in the video: "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield "The Daily Pressfield" by Steven Pressfield "Do The Work" by Steven Pressfield 🎶 Music: "fantasize" by Te'Jani "MEDICINE" by Te'Jani 🛹 If you want to see where this channel is going next, subscribe. Some videos will still be about surfskating. Others will be about what it actually feels like to keep going after you've almost quit. They all matter to me. — Chapters: 0:00 - 5 Years ago I quite 0:13 - Excuses 0:28 - Did I stop caring? 0:51 - The brain rewards beginnings 1:02 - 80% of New Year's resolutions abandoned by Feburary 1:17 - Steven Pressfield 1:50 - Resistance 2:32 - I started this book 10 times 2:49 - Let's talk about Namibia 3:00 - Volunteering in Namibia 3:18 - Overwhelmed 3:59 - Content felt bigger than my channel 4:24 - Intimidation 5:07 - Coffee Break 5:25 - Life didn't stop and I became a doctor 6:25 - The channel kept growin 6:51 - What happens next... 7:49 - Can you relate? — Find me on Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris.genau/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chris.genau LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgenau/ — 🎥 Links to my Videos 🎥 Surfskate 🌊🛹 Frontside Bowl Flow and Video Analysis - https://youtu.be/ZI1QwxrG8oQ How to do a Kickturn on your Surfskate - https://youtu.be/E21HwgoWeME How to Frontside Snap with Video Analysis — https://youtu.be/doFl7Lc5bqI How to Skate a Pumptrack - https://youtu.be/DptlkoXbYy8 Surfskate Video Speed Generation - https://youtu.be/AWsKoc6C-YQ Surfskate Video Re-Entry - https://youtu.be/x1lutu2aH5o #chrisgenau #surfskate #surfskating #youtube #comeback #whycreatorsquit #thewarofart #stevenpressfield #resistance #pressfield #creativeresistance #quittingyoutube #returningtoyoutube #landlockedsurfer #landlocked #namibia #surfskateberlin #personalvlog #creatorburnout