✨ 10 Lessons from 100 YouTube Videos 💬 An Honest Chat About What I’ve Learned, YouTube Growth & More

✨ 100 Videos Later: 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Nearly 2 Years on YouTube ✨

Hello friends, I’m Cat — welcome (or welcome back!) to my channel 💛
In this video, I’m celebrating a big milestone: 100 videos on YouTube! I wanted to take a moment to reflect on everything I’ve learned over nearly two years of being a small creator on BookTube — from understanding my reading taste to avoiding burnout, staying consistent, and remembering why I started in the first place.

If you’re a BookTuber, writer, or creative person building a YouTube channel, I hope these 10 lessons encourage you to slow down, create with intention, and not let the numbers define your joy. Whether you’re here for bookish chats, creative reflections, or honest conversations about making content online — this one’s for you.

💬 Let’s chat in the comments: What’s one thing you’ve learned from your YouTube or creative journey? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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📚 In this video, I talk about:
00:00 – Intro
01:30 – Learning my reading taste
02:48 – Why ARCs aren't for me
06:13 – Not sweating the small stuff
07:44 – Quantity vs intentional improvement
09:18 – The limits of connection as a growth strategy
12:14 – I can’t watch everything (and that’s okay)
14:36 – When creators disappear from YouTube
15:46 – Not letting the numbers define your success
18:50 – When making writing content hurts writing itself
22:12 – Knowing why you’re doing it