I think burnout is ruining YouTube for small creators
I miss when creating content used to feel exciting.
Now it just feels like pressure.
Pressure to upload. Pressure to grow. Pressure to stay relevant.
I’ve been posting consistently for months and honestly… burnout hits harder when nobody sees the work behind the videos.
People only see: “bro uploads content.”
They don’t see the constant overthinking.
Checking analytics. Comparing yourself. Feeling like your work isn’t good enough.
And the weirdest part?
You start questioning yourself as a person just because videos don’t perform well.
I’ve actually started documenting this side of the creator journey on my YouTube recently instead of pretending everything is perfect.
Because I know smaller creators probably feel this too.
How do you guys stay motivated before the results come?