I love it so much. Before I knew I had ADHD, I had a communications professor at University of Alaska Fairbanks who allowed us to turn in our term papers in video format. The content and sourcing was what we were graded on. For me, it unlocked the assignments as I was able to get excited about video editing and learning new software.
The ironic part, at the time, was just how much more work I chose to do. I had to write as many or more words as I would have, edit the content, film it, and edit that with bells and whistles for my audience of 1.
I understand now what a huge help that was for my brain. Most traditional papers I just put off while obsessing over, which is a super stressful way to exist :) this had me turning things in early for the first time ever.
I guess my point is: more mediums for story telling can unlock story telling for more story tellers. :)
I am already a self confessed Substackaholic, i think this will cement my addiction 😂😂 on a more serious note, i do understand some of the feedback about autoplay as it can be distracting and I’m not a huge fan of watching people talking to camera - I’d usually much rather listen than watch, but I am excited to see what other creativity is sparked by this development. I’ve already used video in my posts using the simple tech that they implement previously and was on the beta version from an age ago where you could share a video post. I have some videos that I’m already planning on sharing of my drawings. Might even get a post out today!! 💛
I love it so much. Before I knew I had ADHD, I had a communications professor at University of Alaska Fairbanks who allowed us to turn in our term papers in video format. The content and sourcing was what we were graded on. For me, it unlocked the assignments as I was able to get excited about video editing and learning new software.
The ironic part, at the time, was just how much more work I chose to do. I had to write as many or more words as I would have, edit the content, film it, and edit that with bells and whistles for my audience of 1.
I understand now what a huge help that was for my brain. Most traditional papers I just put off while obsessing over, which is a super stressful way to exist :) this had me turning things in early for the first time ever.
I guess my point is: more mediums for story telling can unlock story telling for more story tellers. :)
Great story Brandon thanks for sharing 🙏 and YES to more mediums for more storytelling. There are far too many untold stories that need telling 🤞💫🙌
What a brilliant perspective Brandon, love this very much. So many people jump on the negativity bandwagon, your perspective is inspiring 💛
I am already a self confessed Substackaholic, i think this will cement my addiction 😂😂 on a more serious note, i do understand some of the feedback about autoplay as it can be distracting and I’m not a huge fan of watching people talking to camera - I’d usually much rather listen than watch, but I am excited to see what other creativity is sparked by this development. I’ve already used video in my posts using the simple tech that they implement previously and was on the beta version from an age ago where you could share a video post. I have some videos that I’m already planning on sharing of my drawings. Might even get a post out today!! 💛