If you stuck around for a while, you might have noticed I used to post a video (and an audio) every Friday for most of 2018. I call them "Fridays with Zell".

如果您呆了一会儿，您可能已经注意到，我曾经在2018年大部分时间每个星期五发布一个视频(和音频)。我称它们为“ Zell的星期五”。

In 2019, I decided to stop making videos. I want to share why I decided to stop making videos.

在2019年，我决定停止制作视频。 我想分享为什么我决定停止制作视频。

为什么我开始制作视频 (Why I started making videos)

I started making videos because of three reasons:

我开始制作视频的原因有以下三个：

1. I thought it would be fun.
   我以为会很有趣。
2. It would be good practice if I want to release video-based courses in the future.
   如果以后我想发布基于视频的课程，那将是一个很好的做法。
3. I heard good things about video helping to bring more subscribers
   我听到了有关视频的好消息，有助于吸引更多订阅者

I finally got a chance to try making videos at the start of 2018. I committed for one year (and made 44 videos in total). That's approximately 1 video per week.

我终于有机会在2018年初尝试制作视频。我承诺了一年(总共制作了44个视频)。 每周大约有1个视频。

为什么我要在周五与Zell关闭。 (Why I'm shutting down Fridays with Zell.)

Two reasons:

两个原因：

1. Videos don't bring me additional subscribers
   影片不会带给我更多订阅者
2. Video-making is not fun for me
   视频制作对我来说并不好玩

I should probably say more about each statement, so here we go.

我可能应该对每个声明多说一些，所以我们开始吧。

影片不会带给我更多订阅者 (Videos don't bring me additional subscribers)

Here's a chart of subscribers in 2018 and in 2019. Green bars indicate the number of new subscribers.

这是2018年和2019年的订阅者图表。绿色条纹表示新订阅者的数量。

The number of new subscribers hovered around 250 per week from 1st January 2018 to 22 May 2019. I stopped posting videos in January 2019, but the number of subscribers remained at 250 per week.

从2018年1月1日到2019年5月22日，新订阅者的数量徘徊在每周250左右。我在2019年1月停止发布视频，但订阅者数量仍然保持在每周250。

This tells me the videos didn't bring in new subscribers. My videos were mostly watched by people who are already following me.

这告诉我视频没有吸引新的订阅者。 我的视频大部分被已经关注我的人观看。

视频制作不好玩 (Video-making is not fun)

A lot of work goes into creating videos.

制作视频需要大量工作。

1. I had to put myself in front of the camera
   我不得不把自己放在镜头前
2. Speak in a manner that doesn't feel too fake
   说话时不要太假
3. Edit the hell out of what I spoke (the hard part)
   用我说的话来编辑地狱(困难的部分)
4. Write an article that goes along with the video
   撰写随视频一起的文章

Points 3 and 4 are killers.

第三和第四点是杀手。

I loathe the editing process. I hate scrubbing and trimming the audio. This process is not fun at all. I would rather do ANYTHING else than edit a video.

我讨厌编辑过程。 我讨厌擦洗和修剪音频。 这个过程根本不好玩。 除了编辑视频外，我宁愿做其他任何事情。

Plus, converting a video into an article takes a hell lot of work too. I have to write a transcript of what transpired in the video, create images, and write an article that flows.

另外，将视频转换为文章也需要大量工作。 我必须写一段视频中的文字记录，创建图像并写一篇流畅的文章。

It's not fun.

不好玩

It's too much work.

太多了

I got burned out.

我被烧死了。

So I decided to stop.

所以我决定停下来。

我会再制作视频吗？ (Will I ever make videos again?)

I can't say for sure. Maybe I will make videos again when the dread fades away. But if I ever start making videos again, I'll do it in a different way.

我不能肯定地说。 恐惧消失后，也许我会再次制作视频。 但是，如果我再次开始制作视频，我会以另一种方式来做。

最后的话 (Final words)

You won't know whether you should (or shouldn't) do something until you've done it.

在完成之前，您将不知道是否应该做某事。

Give it a try.

试试看。

You can always walk away if it's not for you.

如果不适合您，您总是可以走开。

If you walk away, you'll know why it's not for you. You'll have a better idea about what you want/don't want to do. And you can focus better on the next thing.

如果您走开，您会知道为什么它不适合您。 您将对自己想要/不想做的事情有个更好的主意。 而且您可以更好地专注于下一件事。

Sometimes, what's right for you now doesn't mean it's always going to be right for you.

有时，现在适合您的并不意味着它总是适合您。

Keep experimenting, and continue to challenge your assumptions.

继续尝试，继续挑战您的假设。

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