No Backup Plan by Nathaniel Drew

How Quitting YouTube Changed His Life: Matt on Leaving Yes Theory | #015

May 2, 2023

01:39:57

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Episode guests

Matt Dahlia

Highlights

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Episode notes

Addiction, Discipline, and Ego in the Age of Social Media

01:45

Dealing with Fame at a Young Age

01:41

The Misconception of Altruism in Entrepreneurship

01:34

Allowing personal struggles as fuel for takeoff: Lessons from Richard Branson's biography

01:31

Introduction

2min

How to Be a Better Podcast Host

2min

Beyond Camera: The First Podcast I've Done in Two Years

2min

The Importance of Being a Conversationalist

2min

The 30 Things in 30 Days

2min

How Liz Murdoch Survived Anxiety

2min

The Importance of Intentionality

3min

The Dynamics of Being a Sensitive Person

2min

How to Deal With Negative Comments for the First Time

2min

10.

The Importance of Committing to Your Goals

2min

11.

The Pros and Cons of Committing to Mental Health

4min

12.

The Desire to Live a Different Lifestyle After a While

2min

13.

The Importance of Discipline

2min

14.

How to Survive a Toxic Relationship

3min

15.

The Importance of Identity in a Sick Society

3min

16.

The Highly Sensitive Person

4min

17.

How to Describe Your Channel

2min

18.

The Importance of Proving Yourself

4min

19.

The Fuel for Takeoff

2min

20.

The Importance of Being Altruistic

2min

21.

The Truth About Project 30

3min

22.

How to Start a Successful YouTube Channel

1min

23.

How to Create Your Own World

2min

24.

The Importance of Deep Introspection

3min

25.

How to Shake Things Up to Create a Superior Product

2min

26.

The Importance of Subtraction

2min

27.

The Importance of Delegation

3min

28.

The Importance of Focus

2min

29.

The Importance of Going Out in Your 20s

3min

30.

The Importance of Prioritizing Your Life

2min

31.

The Importance of Storytelling

3min

32.

How to Be a Successful Entrepreneur

2min

33.

The Negative Sentiment Around Michael Jordan

2min

34.

The Importance of Refrain

3min

35.

The Importance of Being Intentional

2min

36.

The Struggle for Identity

4min

37.

The Power of Identity

2min

38.

The Thaniel Drew

2min

39.

The Importance of Knowing Your Boundaries

2min

40.

The Importance of Having Nothing to Prove

2min

41.

How to Break Out of Your Identity on Social Media

2min

42.

The Importance of Intentionality in Writing

5min

Matt Dahlia (formerly known as Matt Dajer) is one of the founding members of Yes Theory, a YouTube channel and community centered around seeking discomfort. After years of adventures and growing their community into millions of subscribers, Matt left both Yes Theory and social media in general. We explore his reasons for doing so and where he is at now in life.

Follow Matt's work on his book here: https://www.seekdiscomfort.com/pages/yes-theory-book

0:00 Introduction

1:28 How to talk with others

4:30 The Beginnings of Yes Theory

10:07 Struggles with Anxiety

20:32 Stepping off of Social Media

35:32 How Youtube effects Identity

48:32 What Fuels Motivation to Start New Things

1:00:32 The Importance of Subtraction

1:07:32 What Lessons Have You Learned as a Content Creator

1:18:32 The Importance of Being More Intentional

1:32:32 Future Plans