A daily practice

Day 320 / 366

ChalchitraTalks is a YouTube channel that I follow a lot. The content is good, but what’s even great is the story behind how it was formed. Vaibhav, the founder of the channel was persistent. He started the channel from his room in Mumbai, giving movie recommendations, and even managed to get some great guests on. If you are ever looking for stuff to read or watch, check out some great podcasts on this channel with guests like Rohan Joshi, Tanmay Bhat, Varun Grover etc.

Right now the channel has 275k subs, but I remember a time where they were stuck below 100k for years. They used to ask each of their guests what they could do to get past this milestone. It took a long time but they did not give up.

Today I saw a YouTube short by Vaibhav in which he explained how he had taken up the challenge of uploading one recommendation reel every day and has done that for the past 366 days. He made this reel on day 366, and not 365 because he wanted to continue showing up even after a year was done. He also showed some cuts of how difficult it was for him on some days when he felt like he had nothing to say. But he still showed up.

When I did this daily writing challenge back in 2019, I did not stop on Dec 31st. I think I carried on till a few weeks into 2020 as well. And I know how tough it can get at times, when you are short of time and you feel like you got nothing. But you still show up, and that is what matters.