

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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RESOURCES & LINKS:
🎥 Sam's YouTube Channel
💻 My Website RiseProductive
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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"