Jealousy and Youtube

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Leo Hashee

The Asian dude
This is something that's been on my mind for a while.
So I started my channel back in January, and back then I never expected the fast growth (for me at least) I've had on my channel so far. And before I start saying stuff, I will say, I'm grateful for the subscribers.
Now, I usually try not to get obsessed with the numbers (subs, views, etc.) but once in a while, it just comes back, the same goddamn stupid feeling I get when I see people's channels growing wayyyy faster than mine: Jealousy.
When I say "people's channels growing wayyyy faster than mine," I don't mean big channels with natural growth, I mean channels that have like, 100, 200, etc.
It's just how I am, I guess, being easily jealous of other people, thinking "Man, I want my youtube channel to grow like that!" I try to hold in these feelings of jealousy and such, but sometimes I just can't. Has anyone else felt like this before?
I know I have to STOP this dumb habit of mine, but it just keeps coming back. After all, I did create a thread here about not being obsessed with numbers, yet here I am, whining about being jealous and stuff. #hypocritemuch *facepalm at myself*
I think next time, when this jealous douche comes out, I should just stop him and think, "Man, this guy/girl/robot/unicorn/cat/whateverthefuck is growing their channel fast! I wonder how they're doing that? I should probably spend some time looking over my content to make it better and stuff!" or something. I just don't know, it's a topic that hasn't been bothering me too much, but has been on my mind. I'm wondering if anyone feels the same thing sometimes, or have ever felt anything like it.
Ahhh....STOP OBSESSING OVER NUMBERS LEEHASHEE YOU LOOK LIKE A TOOL FOOL MOOL DOOL COOL
 
I was going to write some advice for you since I went through this stage at one point but I read on and you gave the perfect advice to yourself.

Leehashee said:
I think next time, when this jealous douche comes out, I should just stop him and think, "Man, this guy/girl/robot/unicorn/cat/whateverthefuck is growing their channel fast! I wonder how they're doing that? I should probably spend some time looking over my content to make it better and stuff!"
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I find looking into the root causes for other channels' success and taking a step back to analyze your channel and content is the best way to overcome this. Use the jealousy as a motivator to improve.
 
But can you really blame those unicorns for their insane channel growth? The odds are practically stacked against you! In all seriousness, it would probably be healthy to stop obsessing over the numbers. But meh... who needs moderation, amirite!?
 
I think we've all been there Leo. The less time you spend worrying about how someone else is doing is the more time you have to improve your own channel. And I can guarantee you that there is at least ONE person (ahem) who has been jealous of your growth. "If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself." -Max Ehrmann
 
Just gotta be patient. Different channels grow at different speeds. If you work hard and make your videos the very best they can be and just stick with it, I have no doubt you'll have great success =) So don't let your view numbers get you down. Just keep going!
 
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