13 - Sam Cruz on Filmmaking, Marcus Aurelius, and Reward Systems

Welcome to episode 13 of the Rise Productive Podcast! In this week's episode of the Rise Productive Podcast, I have on Sam Cruz. He's a filmmaker and YouTuber whose channel is full of awesome content. In the episode, we talk about how Sam got into filmmaking, Marcus Aurelius, reward systems, and more.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Start 

0:53 - Sam’s Background 

1:45 - Air Conditioning 

4:50 - Canary Islands 

7:04 - How Sam Got Into Filmmaking 

11:12 - Getting Into Podcasting 

13:14 - Minimalism with Clothing 

14:55 - Being Color Blind 

17:00 - The 5/7 Rule 

21:23 - finding balance with storytelling in videos 

25:23 - Upgrading iPhone camera quality 

30:40 - Filmmaking Intro 

34:25 - Mic Quality and Audio Technicalities 

42:08 - Rediscovering Books 

50:24 - Task Switching in the Workplace 

56:00 - What Drives People / Enjoying the Process 

1:04:43 - Being in the Moment 

1:12:45 - I Can’t vs I Don’t Want To 

1:16:50 - Dopamine Hits 

1:19:42 - The "Beer Thing"