@DayTripTookItTo10 sarcastic, because most youtuber when they come back from a long hiatus it's because they ran out of money and they want to milk their subs, and that title and thumbnail of this video are reminiscent of that idea
It’s a wonder to me the ability for people to evolve. I started watching your content in 5th grade, nearly a decade ago. We were both really different people, and now we’ve grown and moved on. I really looked up to you and still do as someone who wants more, who isn’t complacent with doing what works the rest of their life. I wish you all the best, and I can’t wait to see what else you have in store for the world. :)
@@Thomasfrank Thank you! I just started my degree in computer science (hmmmm, a little on the nose) and I’m loving it so far. I can’t wait to see how you got into programming recently.
no overthinking just do it mindset. it reminds me of mkbhd "hey! (jump into the content right away)" I think it's smart people already saw the picture and the title of the video now people once clicked await on : now feed my curiosity lol. ( Argh maybe I am overthinking...lets stay on the just do it mindset. )
I miss your podcast with you and Martin. You both are so relaxed while talking about really interesting topics. I am so happy you posted this video because honestly I was just curious how you two were doing. I am happy you are both doing well.
Martin and I have been talking about doing a new episode, or maybe a mini-podcast project. I don't know that I'm up for committing to a regular podcast again just because my schedule is already very full, but I do miss doing it!
@@Thomasfrank I know a lot of decisions have to be based on is the time worth the final outcome but even if you did it monthly (and broke that "we need to post weekly" streak then I am sure you will have followers! I will listen for sure. Oh. I might be one of the few that remember you shot an amazing video at LTT. 100% cool if something happened that you can't post that but it's been in the back of my mind for three years lol.
Maybe an episode once a year or every once in a while? On one topic or just checking in with us, giving some life updates? 🥹 I LOVED that podcast! It was like hanging out with my two wise-beyond-their-years brothers 😁🥰
@@Thomasfranksounds great. Maybe just aim on one episode per month and if you don't make it you just don't :) would love to catch up on you because I loved the podcast and your dynamic (but don't gaf about notion and programming lol)
I’m 25. Watching your video today, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen your RUclips channel. So you’re a genius? The coolest take away for me in this video, is that you’re incredibly curious, and caring. I think what shines through with what you produce, is that you create something that was always stitched with love, and made to last. This is one heck of a video, and I’m sure your audience retention reflects that. Congratulations on what you have achieved, and I hope that you are able to achieve something wilder then your craziest dreams. Thank you for expanding my horizon for what I see as possible for myself. What I like most about this video, is that I can see you care about the process, I think that builds trust, and increases demand for your services. Again, congratulations on doing things the right way, and genius or not, I hope you see yourself as a pioneer in your own space, and I dig your stuff.
Late to the party but I'm very happy for you, Thomas! I remember when I first came across CollegeInfoGeek as a high school student (you guys were the OG study influencers before influencers were even a thing 😂), and your study advice got me through so much--- not only in high school, but well into college, med school, and even the boards! I'm a licensed MD now and I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am. I've always looked up to you and your faith in every person's capacity to keep learning and improving and growing. Thanks again Thomas, I wish you not only success but also fulfillment in your next pursuits. 🙏🏻 - Patricia :)
I’ve been following since the college info geek days and it’s just so cool to see your evolution into this CEO who is transparent about his process, knows what his values are, and can’t help but impart wisdom to others as you share your journey
Was SO shocked and pleased to see you back, Thomas! 🎉 Kept the channel in my subscribed channels list, always hoping you'd resurface. You and your content were GREATLY missed. Welcome back!
it's good to have you back man! Looking back at the b-rolls of your old videos and poscast made me realize what a big part of my journey you are. From my last year of highschool, when your channel was the gateway drug for productivity content, to now having a permanent full time job and seeking out new ways to evolve. I really think that I difinitely grew with your videos and I'm glad this will probably be true for this new phase too. Love from Italy
You're probably my biggest role model, Thomas. From as far back as 2019, and it makes me beyond happy to see you grow and evolve over the years. From the bottom of my heart: thank you, for showing such a fun and exciting way of building a career, heck, a life. Please never stop. Cheers!
Thomas I'm so glad you're part of the Creator community. You bring a level of unparalleled honesty, integrity, and professionalism that the world needs right now. Hi five for all that you've accomplished and all that you're going to do in the future. Your hard work is paying off for all of us!!
Mad respect for learning JavaScript and getting to grips with programming. I'm also a developer on Android and learning some Rust too and I get what you mean by the programming bug! Side note: I would be totally down if you made a programming channel teaching JavaScript. You explain things really well so you'd be a good fit for it!
I would love to do more programming tutorials. When I can carve some space out for it, I'd like to do a whole series teaching Pipedream, which would be very JavaScript-heavy. Until then, I do have my Notion API tutorial! ruclips.net/video/ec5m6t77eYM/видео.html
I really love the way everything is laid out in Ultimate Brain. Between the tutorials and Notion feature deep-dives, I appreciated how it got me to organize my life, and I'm proud to have been an early adopter. Unfortunately, between the required network connection (a drawback of Notion, not the template) and a glaring mobile performance bugs that Support couldn't reproduce, I ended up moving away from UB managing my day-to-day. It's still pretty good for cataloging notes, and I learned plenty about formulas and databases in the software. Kudos to you and your team!
Your channel is one of the channels that inspired me to start my RUclips journey... I had mild success pretty quickly and then decided to take a month or two off, now 11 months later I too am in the process of getting back on my RUclips horse. Glad you're back!! -Brian
You are the only productivity person I actually enjoy listening to. As the top comment jokingly indicated, you aren’t just doing quick money grabs left and right, you seem to truly care about helping people in ways that actually matter (not always just productivity but doing deep dives and sharing random stuff like excel finance tracker methods blah blah), and you even take the time to chat with people on places like Slack and Reddit without recognition (I’ve benefited from this myself!) because you seem to genuinely want to help someone with their problem without a direct money feedback. I will continue to follow you and I wish you all of the fulfillment and financial success that your “genuine” method deserves
This is such an inspiring video! I'm currently working as a software engineer and despite enjoying programming, I'm just feeling stuck in this job. The content you've created and the business you've built around it, I can't help but say that you have given me a more concrete vision to what I wish to achieve and beyond, so thank you!
Really happy to see you back in the feed Tom! ❤ this video itself feels like a hundred books compressed down to a 46 minutes, yo. The value is priceless! Thank you very much for coming back and specially for sharing your story, mate! I'm personally so inspired by where you've taken me from this video. Got a lot of aspirations. Am really happy for you man! Thanks Tom! ❤❤
I have been suscribed to your channel since ages ago, can't even remember since when. Have lost interest on your productivity video content but man you are still such a source of inspiration. The fact that you left your other projects for something you actually enjoyed, find a way to, ethically, monetize it, create something really valuable for a lot of people, organize a team around it and still find ways to have fun learning new things on the road is trully inspiring! Glad yo hear you are doing great and that you are working on something you are really passionate about!
the more you talked about going on sidequests, and naturally following things that interest you the more obvious it became that programming would come very naturally to you. Your curiosity and persistence makes you a very powerful coder so I am very excited for any future projects you put your mind to.
I love your Notion channel! It has been so helpful for me as I learn to use Notion, especially lately with the new calendar feature! I’ve been following your content for years, & personally I have loved your pivot to Notion & was so excited when I learned that’s what you were making content about! Everything you make is quality content & I’m so thankful!
wow,, i had this idea to make a tool to be able to bookmark timestamped segments from youtube videos so i can have a coherent and organised list of things that im interesting in or things i research because many times i would like to go back to a point at a video that had the info i needed and now i see you found a way to implement it in notion.. thats super cool man..
So happy to see you again! I was just wondering a few days ago if you were all right, very glad to know you are. Thanks for your email too, it's perfect timing, I've got a big project coming out soon (I hope so ;)) that I've been putting off for years, it's always nice to know you're not the only one going through it... May the force be with you and welcome back! 😊
I'm on your mailing list so I've been following you on this journey ❤ Anyway I'm glad you're back, and it's very inspiring to see you excited at doing something you truly enjoy doing!
So good to see you back Tom! I've missed you & it was inspiring to see how you moved away from stg already successful into building stg from scratch. I'm at the most confusing time of my life where i've been meaning to build stg of my own from scratch artistic wise & even when i don't know where to go exactly just yet, fun is indeed the secret ingredient as you stated multiple times throughout this video. Thank you for continuing to inspire me & i mean this in terms of a couple of years now
It is indeed! I had no idea where the Notion thing would go when I started Thomas Frank Explains, but I had a good feeling about it. Hoping the same is true for Flylighter!
I was an avid consumer of your content (mainly podcast) back when I was starting college. Your content was the spark that quickstarted me on this productivity-seeking, endless adventure. I am definitely a better person because of you. I wish you the best in what you do.
Thomas, you have always inspired me. I was sorry that you were not uploading. Now I completely understand. I am currently going through a phase where I need to “disappear” for some time to take actual steps to realize some of my dreams. I was having a hard time doing that. Now I realize that I need to just do it. Your return was the spark that I needed. Thanks, from the bottom of my heart.
I'm so proud for the journey you have taken over the last & this present year. Everything you have shared with us makes me smile. I am 22 years-old & I started to watch you when I was around 15 or 16 years-old. I have growth, as well, and work at Costumer Services & worked at IT Support. Hearing you shared you have experienced both areas makes me smile even more & connect with you. I will definitely continue to check out your content. God bless you !
I admire the readiness that Tom has to go back to being a beginner, even after having seen tremendous success as a youtuber. It is truly one of the most appreciable qualities an individual can have.
This was revelatory. Your SkillShare on Productivity opened my eyes to a problem I had with managing my attention. I’ve read books on productivity and have gotten better, but I still struggle. I hadn’t developed a system because no platform had out-of-box solutions that worked. It never occurred to me that I needed to find a platform that could support what I needed to have, learn what I needed to know, and then commit to build it how I need it. With this video, and a new subscription to Thomas Frank Explains, I can see a path forward. Thank you.
Thomas you and your channel hold a very special place in my heart. I started watching your channel when I was in 5 th grade when we got home internet for the first time and I had access to YT for the first at time. I’ve learnt and grown so much with your content. Thank you for everything you’ve shared with us to lift and inspire so many to improve their lives and outcomes. We will forever miss this great era but wish you all the best in all your endeavors and can’t wait to see what you achieve!
Loving all of this Thomas. You were the trigger to me getting into Notion and that’s been one of the best choices I’ve made in recent years. Love seeing your journey unfold, thanks for the update! Flylighter looks amazing too.
I spent the last two years getting a master's in data science and having a project you care about is so important for learning to do programming things. My school's final project was all "toy" data and it was so hard to be interested. I also really love chat gpt just for getting the starting code out of the way.
100% this. My programming progress has gone way faster than I expected, and it's primarily becuase the projects I've been working on are so interesting that I end up obsessing over them - to the point that I put off posting on my channel for 18 months 😂
The legend is back! 🎉 Half of the reason I watch productivity videos is for motivation and honestly, this journey inspired me so much! I can already code a bit but I've never sunk my teeth into a big project and I think I just might now!
Love to see how successful your pivot has been. I have missed the podcast and videos on this channel, but it is important to grow and change as a person. Glad it has worked out for you, but I am glad to hear that there are some more videos planned for this channel
You. Are. Just. So. Smart 🤯 I can't believe all the smart thinking that went into your products and the way you tackled each step! Really digging the fairness aspect as well, very nice reasoning. No wonder you made a ton of money with this. Hats off!
Mr. Frank, the last time I saw one of your videos, I was a freshman of my honours degree. Since then, I have graduated and have been working as a full-time backend engineer. It honestly feels like an old teacher has suddenly reappeared in my life, with more to teach and paths to show! I truly look forward to all the materials you plan to bring soon. Best of luck. Also, do you still keep your phone underneath your table before you go to sleep? XD It worked for me, till I accidentally kicked my phone one night! XDD
Hey, congratulations on graduating and landing a great job! That's so awesome to hear, especially since my own programming journey has been so backend-focused. It's so much fun to build machines and automations with code 😁 These days I just keep my phone on my nightstand! I go to bed fairly early and my dog makes sure to wake me up right at 7, so I never need an alarm haha
@@shafinnahian75 that little pup has brought so much joy to my life. Getting a dog is the right call, provided you're able to give the dog a great life 😁
I was wondering where you've been, but kept coming back to a few of your older videos while I waited for your return. This is really inspiring and motivating...and I don't even use Notion.
32:38 Welcome back. I subscribed before you left. I subscribe to lots of channels, for lots of different reasons. Some, I view often enough that I’d notice if the creator didn’t show up after a while. Regarding this channel, I hadn’t noticed, because I’m new enough to NOTION that I was otherwise busy with the analog system I was/am using. This video showed up on my home page today. Good for you, for taking the time to sort out your priorities and decide what you want to do, such as be in your corner building things, rather than becoming a micro-manager of people. … holy moly…. Your voice to note api… cool! I just heard you talking about it, while leaving this comment. Anyway, the time stamp noted here is right after your said you’d figured out what you wanted, and I wanted to cheer you on. Keep at it. I might be here intermittently, but whenever I am, I learn loads of new-to-me stuff. Thanks for providing valuable content, tools, and information. Good work!!
One thing that I enjoy about your productivity videos is that you apply that productivity into your life and that's admirable. I think you were one of the the first few people who made a channel for productivity before a lot of people did it and I only stuck with yours because I was satisfied with what I've learned from you. Thank you for all these years and I will keep watching you no matter what channel you're on or what website you create, especially because I'm subscribed to your mailing list
I love how the format from More Plates More Dates that inspired you also made its way into the structure of this video. ( 20:22 ) It's a stark contrast from the bite-size influencer styled videos that I found, in my experience, encourage constant context switching. Glad to see you get a chance to explore areas that both challenge and excite you, and I hope everyone who reads this comment pushes themselves to do the same!
I confess Obsidian jives with me more than Notion but I enjoy your content. This video illuminated the reason why. The fact that empathy was so important to you in a customer service member of staff. As a blogger who is a pretty good “driver” but a limited “engineer” when it comes to Wordpress. I have literally moved web hosting in the past purely based upon being made to feel small by customer service support. It would be great it all tech CEO’s had your level of understanding.
Hi! I started watching your channel in my senior year of highschool. Im now in my second year of my PhD program. Thanks for the motivation and information! I may try to delve into notion for organizing notes for my upcoming dissertation.
Thanks Thomas for all you've done. I've been using your ultimate brain for the past year and a half and honestly I feel like a different person. Love to see how you learned coding not because you consciously needed too, but instead was an unconscious byproduct of following your passion. It's got me thinking that perhaps I should dive back into coding.
It is good to be buisness minded when it comes to your passion. I will miss your videos on this channel but I am happy to see you excited for your new venture! Wishing you all the best
My main takeaway from these 45 minutes I just watched is you are an absolute machine.
Lots of ideas but actually following through on them
So true, every one (including me) has many good ideas but there are only a few of them who could take action on them!
Wow! So pumped for you, Thomas! Inspired by what you've built (and the courage you had to step away from your channel).
Bro coming back after a year and with that title and doesn’t even plug a influencer course as a quick money grab, kinda disapointing
I just want to teach people Notion formulas and programming 😛
I didn’t understand, is this a positive or negative comment?
@@YaBoyfelipe Both
@DayTripTookItTo10 sarcastic, because most youtuber when they come back from a long hiatus it's because they ran out of money and they want to milk their subs, and that title and thumbnail of this video are reminiscent of that idea
You literally did spend the entire video talking about his new digital product...
It’s a wonder to me the ability for people to evolve. I started watching your content in 5th grade, nearly a decade ago. We were both really different people, and now we’ve grown and moved on. I really looked up to you and still do as someone who wants more, who isn’t complacent with doing what works the rest of their life. I wish you all the best, and I can’t wait to see what else you have in store for the world. :)
5th grade, that's incredible! Hope you're doing well and pursuing the things that interest you :)
@@Thomasfrank Thank you! I just started my degree in computer science (hmmmm, a little on the nose) and I’m loving it so far. I can’t wait to see how you got into programming recently.
@@breweroftheinternetwow! what's your name & where do u live? 😌
Gotta love how casually Thomas returned after a year
ok
no overthinking just do it mindset.
it reminds me of mkbhd "hey! (jump into the content right away)"
I think it's smart people already saw the picture and the title of the video now people once clicked await on : now feed my curiosity lol. ( Argh maybe I am overthinking...lets stay on the just do it mindset. )
Just like a cat who suddenly disappears and shows up days later as if nothing happened. 😂
Just like GradeAUnderA
I noticed he was gone this why I’m here.
I love this era of creators being transparent with the behind the scene aspects of building a business
I think it is amazing that we can see many people become successful on thing that they care
This is why you are the best of the productivity channels BECAUSE you put your money where your mouth is and actually build stuff. Bravo, Thomas.
Thomas hello 👋🏽 this is so inspiring! Proud of you for taking the risk and seeing the power of your audience. Huge congrats 🎊
Thank you Natalie!
Ditto
I miss your podcast with you and Martin. You both are so relaxed while talking about really interesting topics. I am so happy you posted this video because honestly I was just curious how you two were doing. I am happy you are both doing well.
Martin and I have been talking about doing a new episode, or maybe a mini-podcast project. I don't know that I'm up for committing to a regular podcast again just because my schedule is already very full, but I do miss doing it!
@@Thomasfrank I know a lot of decisions have to be based on is the time worth the final outcome but even if you did it monthly (and broke that "we need to post weekly" streak then I am sure you will have followers! I will listen for sure.
Oh. I might be one of the few that remember you shot an amazing video at LTT. 100% cool if something happened that you can't post that but it's been in the back of my mind for three years lol.
Maybe an episode once a year or every once in a while? On one topic or just checking in with us, giving some life updates? 🥹 I LOVED that podcast! It was like hanging out with my two wise-beyond-their-years brothers 😁🥰
I still keep going back to the older episodes.
@@Thomasfranksounds great. Maybe just aim on one episode per month and if you don't make it you just don't :) would love to catch up on you because I loved the podcast and your dynamic (but don't gaf about notion and programming lol)
Welcome back King 👑
he is amazing on explaining his stuff.
I’m 25. Watching your video today, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen your RUclips channel. So you’re a genius? The coolest take away for me in this video, is that you’re incredibly curious, and caring. I think what shines through with what you produce, is that you create something that was always stitched with love, and made to last. This is one heck of a video, and I’m sure your audience retention reflects that. Congratulations on what you have achieved, and I hope that you are able to achieve something wilder then your craziest dreams. Thank you for expanding my horizon for what I see as possible for myself. What I like most about this video, is that I can see you care about the process, I think that builds trust, and increases demand for your services. Again, congratulations on doing things the right way, and genius or not, I hope you see yourself as a pioneer in your own space, and I dig your stuff.
Same thing happened to me I left my channel for two weeks at 400 subscribers and now I skyrocketed to 489 and returned
Inspirational 🤩
@@ellis7796 thanks
Lmao
Late to the party but I'm very happy for you, Thomas! I remember when I first came across CollegeInfoGeek as a high school student (you guys were the OG study influencers before influencers were even a thing 😂), and your study advice got me through so much--- not only in high school, but well into college, med school, and even the boards!
I'm a licensed MD now and I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am. I've always looked up to you and your faith in every person's capacity to keep learning and improving and growing. Thanks again Thomas, I wish you not only success but also fulfillment in your next pursuits. 🙏🏻 - Patricia :)
It's been fun watching you evolve. Congrats on the new projects. Exciting
I’ve been following since the college info geek days and it’s just so cool to see your evolution into this CEO who is transparent about his process, knows what his values are, and can’t help but impart wisdom to others as you share your journey
So much freaken respect for you! The integrity is unreal.
LETS GOOOO!!!!! So excited to have you back Thomas!
So good to see you back 😊
Nice to see you back. I have loved your self-help videos.
Was SO shocked and pleased to see you back, Thomas! 🎉 Kept the channel in my subscribed channels list, always hoping you'd resurface. You and your content were GREATLY missed. Welcome back!
it's good to have you back man!
Looking back at the b-rolls of your old videos and poscast made me realize what a big part of my journey you are. From my last year of highschool, when your channel was the gateway drug for productivity content, to now having a permanent full time job and seeking out new ways to evolve. I really think that I difinitely grew with your videos and I'm glad this will probably be true for this new phase too.
Love from Italy
That's so wild. Gratz my guy.
You're probably my biggest role model, Thomas. From as far back as 2019, and it makes me beyond happy to see you grow and evolve over the years. From the bottom of my heart: thank you, for showing such a fun and exciting way of building a career, heck, a life. Please never stop. Cheers!
Thomas I'm so glad you're part of the Creator community. You bring a level of unparalleled honesty, integrity, and professionalism that the world needs right now. Hi five for all that you've accomplished and all that you're going to do in the future. Your hard work is paying off for all of us!!
Mad respect for learning JavaScript and getting to grips with programming. I'm also a developer on Android and learning some Rust too and I get what you mean by the programming bug!
Side note: I would be totally down if you made a programming channel teaching JavaScript. You explain things really well so you'd be a good fit for it!
I would love to do more programming tutorials. When I can carve some space out for it, I'd like to do a whole series teaching Pipedream, which would be very JavaScript-heavy.
Until then, I do have my Notion API tutorial! ruclips.net/video/ec5m6t77eYM/видео.html
Good to finally see you Tom, I used to come back regularly and check if you had uploaded, glad to see it finally happened!
You are truly a Gem of a creator on RUclips.
I really love the way everything is laid out in Ultimate Brain. Between the tutorials and Notion feature deep-dives, I appreciated how it got me to organize my life, and I'm proud to have been an early adopter.
Unfortunately, between the required network connection (a drawback of Notion, not the template) and a glaring mobile performance bugs that Support couldn't reproduce, I ended up moving away from UB managing my day-to-day. It's still pretty good for cataloging notes, and I learned plenty about formulas and databases in the software. Kudos to you and your team!
glad you're back. i miss you a lot!!!!!
Your channel is one of the channels that inspired me to start my RUclips journey... I had mild success pretty quickly and then decided to take a month or two off, now 11 months later I too am in the process of getting back on my RUclips horse. Glad you're back!! -Brian
You are the only productivity person I actually enjoy listening to. As the top comment jokingly indicated, you aren’t just doing quick money grabs left and right, you seem to truly care about helping people in ways that actually matter (not always just productivity but doing deep dives and sharing random stuff like excel finance tracker methods blah blah), and you even take the time to chat with people on places like Slack and Reddit without recognition (I’ve benefited from this myself!) because you seem to genuinely want to help someone with their problem without a direct money feedback. I will continue to follow you and I wish you all of the fulfillment and financial success that your “genuine” method deserves
This is such an inspiring video! I'm currently working as a software engineer and despite enjoying programming, I'm just feeling stuck in this job. The content you've created and the business you've built around it, I can't help but say that you have given me a more concrete vision to what I wish to achieve and beyond, so thank you!
I feel like this channel in its entirety has been you growing as a person
Really happy to see you back in the feed Tom! ❤ this video itself feels like a hundred books compressed down to a 46 minutes, yo. The value is priceless! Thank you very much for coming back and specially for sharing your story, mate! I'm personally so inspired by where you've taken me from this video. Got a lot of aspirations. Am really happy for you man! Thanks Tom! ❤❤
You got me obsessed with Notion - never knew your previous work. Now I kinda want to learn to code too! I never want to stop learning and growing.
I have been suscribed to your channel since ages ago, can't even remember since when. Have lost interest on your productivity video content but man you are still such a source of inspiration. The fact that you left your other projects for something you actually enjoyed, find a way to, ethically, monetize it, create something really valuable for a lot of people, organize a team around it and still find ways to have fun learning new things on the road is trully inspiring! Glad yo hear you are doing great and that you are working on something you are really passionate about!
the more you talked about going on sidequests, and naturally following things that interest you the more obvious it became that programming would come very naturally to you. Your curiosity and persistence makes you a very powerful coder so I am very excited for any future projects you put your mind to.
Man its been a long while since we last saw you. Welcome back Thomas.
This is one of the greatest returns in modern youtube history.
Welcome back, Thomas. Your content is the best, and we're looking forward to see what's next.
Welcome back !. A Humble request to add timestamps in description for a long video like this.
Yay! We are back!
I love your Notion channel! It has been so helpful for me as I learn to use Notion, especially lately with the new calendar feature! I’ve been following your content for years, & personally I have loved your pivot to Notion & was so excited when I learned that’s what you were making content about! Everything you make is quality content & I’m so thankful!
wow,, i had this idea to make a tool to be able to bookmark timestamped segments from youtube videos so i can have a coherent and organised list of things that im interesting in or things i research because many times i would like to go back to a point at a video that had the info i needed and now i see you found a way to implement it in notion.. thats super cool man..
So happy to see you again! I was just wondering a few days ago if you were all right, very glad to know you are. Thanks for your email too, it's perfect timing, I've got a big project coming out soon (I hope so ;)) that I've been putting off for years, it's always nice to know you're not the only one going through it... May the force be with you and welcome back! 😊
I'm on your mailing list so I've been following you on this journey ❤ Anyway I'm glad you're back, and it's very inspiring to see you excited at doing something you truly enjoy doing!
So good to see you back Tom! I've missed you & it was inspiring to see how you moved away from stg already successful into building stg from scratch. I'm at the most confusing time of my life where i've been meaning to build stg of my own from scratch artistic wise & even when i don't know where to go exactly just yet, fun is indeed the secret ingredient as you stated multiple times throughout this video. Thank you for continuing to inspire me & i mean this in terms of a couple of years now
It is indeed! I had no idea where the Notion thing would go when I started Thomas Frank Explains, but I had a good feeling about it. Hoping the same is true for Flylighter!
@@Thomasfrank it will, sending the best wishes your way
I was an avid consumer of your content (mainly podcast) back when I was starting college. Your content was the spark that quickstarted me on this productivity-seeking, endless adventure. I am definitely a better person because of you. I wish you the best in what you do.
Thomas, you have always inspired me. I was sorry that you were not uploading. Now I completely understand. I am currently going through a phase where I need to “disappear” for some time to take actual steps to realize some of my dreams. I was having a hard time doing that. Now I realize that I need to just do it. Your return was the spark that I needed. Thanks, from the bottom of my heart.
I'm so happy to see you man fr we really missed you and your content.
Thank you for coming back !.. I love watching your videos to learn English pronunciation.
I'm so proud for the journey you have taken over the last & this present year. Everything you have shared with us makes me smile. I am 22 years-old & I started to watch you when I was around 15 or 16 years-old. I have growth, as well, and work at Costumer Services & worked at IT Support. Hearing you shared you have experienced both areas makes me smile even more & connect with you. I will definitely continue to check out your content. God bless you !
Definitely can't wait till see the how to code video. I've been dabbling on and off for q few years but can't seem to progress further
Welcome back Thomas! Been watching your new Notion channel but also your tweets. Very excited to see this new chapter! Feeling very inspired
you are so inspiring. This is what i needed to watch to get my lick back. Wishing you all the best and can't wait to see where flylighter goes
Love your background on the video.
I love Notion, thank you so much for talking about Notion. Will actually buy your template. I’m dangerously overexcited about this.
Congrats!!!!🎉❤
Thanks for coming back. Loved the whole journey. Would love to join your team
I admire the readiness that Tom has to go back to being a beginner, even after having seen tremendous success as a youtuber.
It is truly one of the most appreciable qualities an individual can have.
This was revelatory. Your SkillShare on Productivity opened my eyes to a problem I had with managing my attention. I’ve read books on productivity and have gotten better, but I still struggle. I hadn’t developed a system because no platform had out-of-box solutions that worked. It never occurred to me that I needed to find a platform that could support what I needed to have, learn what I needed to know, and then commit to build it how I need it. With this video, and a new subscription to Thomas Frank Explains, I can see a path forward. Thank you.
Thomas you and your channel hold a very special place in my heart. I started watching your channel when I was in 5 th grade when we got home internet for the first time and I had access to YT for the first at time. I’ve learnt and grown so much with your content. Thank you for everything you’ve shared with us to lift and inspire so many to improve their lives and outcomes. We will forever miss this great era but wish you all the best in all your endeavors and can’t wait to see what you achieve!
Loving all of this Thomas. You were the trigger to me getting into Notion and that’s been one of the best choices I’ve made in recent years. Love seeing your journey unfold, thanks for the update! Flylighter looks amazing too.
welcome back brother
I spent the last two years getting a master's in data science and having a project you care about is so important for learning to do programming things. My school's final project was all "toy" data and it was so hard to be interested. I also really love chat gpt just for getting the starting code out of the way.
100% this. My programming progress has gone way faster than I expected, and it's primarily becuase the projects I've been working on are so interesting that I end up obsessing over them - to the point that I put off posting on my channel for 18 months 😂
The legend is back! 🎉 Half of the reason I watch productivity videos is for motivation and honestly, this journey inspired me so much! I can already code a bit but I've never sunk my teeth into a big project and I think I just might now!
Love to see how successful your pivot has been. I have missed the podcast and videos on this channel, but it is important to grow and change as a person. Glad it has worked out for you, but I am glad to hear that there are some more videos planned for this channel
You. Are. Just. So. Smart 🤯 I can't believe all the smart thinking that went into your products and the way you tackled each step! Really digging the fairness aspect as well, very nice reasoning. No wonder you made a ton of money with this. Hats off!
Great to see you again, your channel is one of the best on youtube for me
LOVE YOU MY MANN !!! Seriously
Missed you so much. But again I appreciate that you took some time for your "Life and for some experience" . Really a smart step. ❤
This is the first video I watched in your channel but respect man! Great work and great breakdown of what was going on behind the scenes.
Mr. Frank, the last time I saw one of your videos, I was a freshman of my honours degree. Since then, I have graduated and have been working as a full-time backend engineer. It honestly feels like an old teacher has suddenly reappeared in my life, with more to teach and paths to show!
I truly look forward to all the materials you plan to bring soon. Best of luck.
Also, do you still keep your phone underneath your table before you go to sleep? XD It worked for me, till I accidentally kicked my phone one night! XDD
Hey, congratulations on graduating and landing a great job! That's so awesome to hear, especially since my own programming journey has been so backend-focused. It's so much fun to build machines and automations with code 😁
These days I just keep my phone on my nightstand! I go to bed fairly early and my dog makes sure to wake me up right at 7, so I never need an alarm haha
@Thomasfrank thanks for the update! I'll get myself a dog too then xD
@@shafinnahian75 that little pup has brought so much joy to my life. Getting a dog is the right call, provided you're able to give the dog a great life 😁
Found you from recent videos interviews and mentions. Excited to see what comes
I was wondering where you've been, but kept coming back to a few of your older videos while I waited for your return. This is really inspiring and motivating...and I don't even use Notion.
32:38 Welcome back. I subscribed before you left. I subscribe to lots of channels, for lots of different reasons. Some, I view often enough that I’d notice if the creator didn’t show up after a while. Regarding this channel, I hadn’t noticed, because I’m new enough to NOTION that I was otherwise busy with the analog system I was/am using. This video showed up on my home page today. Good for you, for taking the time to sort out your priorities and decide what you want to do, such as be in your corner building things, rather than becoming a micro-manager of people. … holy moly…. Your voice to note api… cool! I just heard you talking about it, while leaving this comment. Anyway, the time stamp noted here is right after your said you’d figured out what you wanted, and I wanted to cheer you on. Keep at it. I might be here intermittently, but whenever I am, I learn loads of new-to-me stuff. Thanks for providing valuable content, tools, and information. Good work!!
I literally just found the Notion chamnel last week. Welcome back!!
One thing that I enjoy about your productivity videos is that you apply that productivity into your life and that's admirable. I think you were one of the the first few people who made a channel for productivity before a lot of people did it and I only stuck with yours because I was satisfied with what I've learned from you. Thank you for all these years and I will keep watching you no matter what channel you're on or what website you create, especially because I'm subscribed to your mailing list
Following for years Tom, awesome stuff as always! Thanks for sharing :)
I love how the format from More Plates More Dates that inspired you also made its way into the structure of this video. ( 20:22 ) It's a stark contrast from the bite-size influencer styled videos that I found, in my experience, encourage constant context switching. Glad to see you get a chance to explore areas that both challenge and excite you, and I hope everyone who reads this comment pushes themselves to do the same!
I actually just started listening to The Inforium again because I miss your content! Thanks for the update!
Good to see you back! Congrats on the journey.
I confess Obsidian jives with me more than Notion but I enjoy your content. This video illuminated the reason why. The fact that empathy was so important to you in a customer service member of staff. As a blogger who is a pretty good “driver” but a limited “engineer” when it comes to Wordpress. I have literally moved web hosting in the past purely based upon being made to feel small by customer service support. It would be great it all tech CEO’s had your level of understanding.
Hi! I started watching your channel in my senior year of highschool. Im now in my second year of my PhD program. Thanks for the motivation and information! I may try to delve into notion for organizing notes for my upcoming dissertation.
Thanks Thomas for all you've done. I've been using your ultimate brain for the past year and a half and honestly I feel like a different person. Love to see how you learned coding not because you consciously needed too, but instead was an unconscious byproduct of following your passion. It's got me thinking that perhaps I should dive back into coding.
Glad to see you back! I found myself coming back to the channel every few weeks hoping there was some new content. lol
love the work and passion your putting behind these projects, good luck
Well done Thomas frank you did it well with the other channel. We are glad to have you back
Good to see you back 😊
I thought you were a partner at Notion and were working with them. Great video. Congratulations on your path.
Not a partner, just (perhaps) their biggest mega-fan haha
Thank you Thomas for sincerely sharing your experience. It's even more valuable than the product I believe...
It is good to be buisness minded when it comes to your passion. I will miss your videos on this channel but I am happy to see you excited for your new venture! Wishing you all the best
I’ve been following you since college info geek days man your videos really helped during those days
Love the mpmd reference, and agree that the long video format that's super detailed and informative is a great way to talk about a product.
Thomas, happy to see you back. I started my own channel finally and you’ve been my inspiration
You are so inspiring!! Love your endless energy, motivation and curiosity!
Havent watched yet but genuinely love your way of thinking of doing stuff. Hope all is well and continues to be ❤
Welcome back, Thomas! Great to see you!
Thank you sir for comeback ❤..👍i am waiting for ur next video..
fantastic insight - thankyou