I sorted through 15000 emails and got it down to about 5. I just deleted the hundreds of thousands of spam emails. I have now switched email accounts and it was easy to move them across and literally count them to make sure they all transferred
So clever. Instead of having countless bullshit mails in your inbox, you just put them in multiple (sub)folders... problem not solved, but it looks much nicer and can be sold to countless idiots in (self)management seminars.
I get what you mean, as it is super ironic, but I feel like he _does_ need it, in a sense. With large projects when he shoots 4K (as he explained with the Tokyo Project), he needs the storage space (albeit temporarily).
Hugo Santos Would mean he needs to pay for an external HD/SSD though, and also carry that with him every time he goes somewhere and decides to shoot on a different location. Makes a mess on his workspace as well. He would need to connect that, AND the camera, at the same time etc. etc.
The TV is on to showcase his bedroom and it looks nice in the background. Also, 830GB is incredibly easy to go through. Especially if you're working with ANY kind of Audio, Video, or Photo editing. It sucks. This video actually helped me out a lot. Time to take advantage of Google Drive.
You can still be a minimalist by backing up your photos. It's never recommended to just back up your photos to the cloud. Solely trusting an external company with your files might prove to be risky, just a thought.
Ubooya yeah, for me if it doesn’t exist in three places (local, online, offsite) it doesn’t exist. I admire your minimalism but it looks like you’d be dead in the water if you lost WiFi
This is the exact opposite of the way I do things. I'm a fan of keeping a clean workspace, for sure, but deleting stuff just for the sake of not having it? Hosting everything you've done exclusively on platforms that compress it? Not using paid cloud storage because it costs money--but then buying a 1TB SSD Macbook Pro? Color me confused. I think what you're doing here is cool, but damn we are worlds apart.
That confuses me a bit as well... a YT broadcaster with this kind of equipment and a high-end studio microphone could very well add a paid cloud service to his IT portfolio. That being said, I am a big fan of his.
I agree. I respect his choice, but what if he looses acces to his UA-cam account (hacked or YT crash of somekind), I would not be able to download and reupload years of work.
I initially kept all my raw footage and it just took up way too much space. These days, the minute one of my videos is live on UA-cam, I delete the raw footage and the video itself. Absolutely love it! I signed up for google drive and love it although I might follow your advice and use it w/ reduced file size. Great video! :)
Great. U are basically minimalist in everything including gadgets, ur phone shows it...keep it up. U are doing what u preach. This is what we need to see.
This is a fascinating approach, and I'm glad to have watched it. But as a travel video creator, I just can't delete the raw footage. Those are my babies.
@XOX Yeah BR discs are generally more dependable than hard drives, but they aren't flexible and most laptops nowadays don't have a drive, so you'd have to buy a separate reader. Since travel video creator needs mobility most, dragging around a CD drive and boat-load of CDs aren't ideal. I'd say get an SSD, since they're far more reliable than HDDs.
I have already cut the cord, but stop streaming is not something I will do easily. Bingwatching is not something I do, so I know when to stop watching Netflix.
So proud. Just because "the cloud" is not sitting in your living room, doesn't mean it's not filling up earth. Love the way you're approaching your content and you're even mentioning 4k. Goes to show what a positive mindset can do. Well done!
Daniel Streltsov if you own a 16gig version of an iPhone with the latest iOS you are basically forced to live in minimalism! I only have a single page of apps and a folder containing “offloaded” apps. Apps that can be accessed alternatively are also stacked in that folder like Contacts/Facetime (you can easily reach these two apps just from the phone app), apps that you can reach from control center by jus swiping up also go in there (camera, calculator, alarms) If you are using google drive, you can upload pictures to the cloud and delete them on a regular basis. Only keep what you need and “offload” apps you are not using but desire to keep.
I hava a 16 gig iPhone 7, full of 7 gigs of music and 4 gigs of videos and photos. Memory has never been an issue for me. Stop installing stupid large apps. Look at their file size.
Really nice overview. I've always struggled with this one, specifically the aspects of digital file management/organization as a filmmaker working for self + clients. Great video!
Hi, I'm Italian and whoever did the italian subtitles did not say nice things about you. I suggest you to remove them, I'll try to make them correct as soon as I have a bit of time :/
There's a terminal command that allows for the dock to move in and out quicker. I don't know what it is but it's worth looking up if you're annoyed by the slow speed.
Loving the clean setup! Just changed the dock to the side and hidden and my screen looks huge now lol. One thing I would recommend is getting a hard drive to back up your computer though! It would suck if it died suddenly! Buy like 3 TB external and you're gold.
Hankerson Photography & Video Technically yes. The cloud is just someone elses hard-drive. In the same spirit as OP; one copy is no copy, two copies is one to little
This is super nice. I imagine it is a lot to handle at the beginning. But once you sort it out and stick to it, you are golden. Thanks for sharing this Kraig.
I just wanted to write the same, i mean i‘m not even using my iCloud 50GB go back up my photos, and this dude backs up his photos to a free service with unlimited storage .. isn’t he a bit suspicious, about what would happen to his photos or who could have access to them in the future ? 😅
I like your thinking, your ideas. I've been a proponent of minimalism for a while, though I fall off now and again. PS, I also like your solo hike videos. Keep up what you're doing. You inspire :)
I have the same layout. Inbox zero. Mostly delete files I don't need but I mostly keep photos that aren't 4k or any higher just for memories in a separate hard drive so that my computer's clean. I delete some programs and stuff I don't need. Overall, your video did help me clean out more of my SSD. Thank you!
Larissa Veloso If you are using an iOS device what you can do is put all your apps onto one folder including all the social and entertainment apps and just keep the basic apps aside like Clock, Phone, Calendar etc. Anytime you want to quick access your apps just scroll down on the home screen and search what you want to Apple does a very job with this search function you can even search your files on this
Check out this app (with hardware device), launching a Kickstarter in February: www.unplug.technology/. Helps to transform an Android phone into a distraction-free device :)
This was great. I’ve really needed to clean up my digital space and this is a great template for how a clean digital workspace should look. Awesome video.
So you put all of your most precious raw photo, movie etc. data onto private third party servers of whose security you do not know anything of; who can be accessed by all the nice American intelligent agencies? Interesting. Other suggestion: buy a raspberry & a hard drive, install a suitable linux and a NextCloud instance. Grants you even more options, but everything stays under your control (and is faster). Btw: Application Folder is Shift-Cmd-A in Finder. No need for it in a minimalistic sidebar, as all the apps are faster to access via spotlight than from the dock.
I did a similar clutter purge. I used to have an iPhone, Macbook Pro and an iPad. Each I needed for separate things but still felt cluttered. So now I have a Note 8 and a dex at my desk. Super uncluttered, super awesome, love the setup. I still use my macbook when I travel but that's it.
Rodrigo Vazquez true and it feels symmetrical with the dock on bottom and window bar on top. It feels right moving the mouse closer to you than moving it left. But that's just me. I use arch Linux with xfce4 desktop if anyone's wondering.
And you are in control of how your computer looks and functions. If you choose not to change that, you have put the dock on the bottom surely? Even if not actively.
While listening to this post, I noticed your microphone. It turns out to be the one I'm thinking about buying. After listening to the sound quality of your channel You've sold me on the idea of getting one myself. So I guess a 'thanks" is in order! Also, it's an interesting subject your tacking.
My storage setup: PC Hard-Drive - Programs and current projects External Hard-Drive - Footage and current projects backup Google Photos - EVERYTHING Google Drive - Assets and work files Vimeo - Final Exports of projects Was going to use Amazon Drive's unlimited plan for archiving all of my RAW footage but they dropped that storage plan. (but there's a trick to get unlimited Google Drive storage for free)
i think you are giving up way to much privacy and security with storing everything in the cloud, especially in the Google drive. I think you are tunnel visioning on only minimalism
Very interesting Kraig. I've heard from multiple sources that having a high ratio of unlisted videos isn't great in terms of the algorithm. Perhaps take a look into this.
Just know that having data in the cloud does not mean it's backed up. You need to have a physical copy of the data that you could not stand to be without. Cloud Backed Up
Holy crap, this is exactly what I was looking for. This video is awesome for me, cause I was looking for a way for a long time now to minimize my digital life. I might have to watch this again, so much cool information :)
so... I kinda hate you right now, a little bit, but it will pass... ;-P never heard someone not keeping any raw files, that's intense, and I totally envy the feeling of clarity (hope my unprobable english is understandable) that I can imagine having from getting rid of all those... that's my main attraction to minimalism, because I can clearly feel the confusion I get from being surrounded with unnecessary stuff.. I still think it's interesting to see how that can relate (inside of me) with having to deal with life's innate complexity and chaos.. don't know if you sense a link between this and that ? great inspiration anyway, as usual !
Some of your advice here is pretty bad and would probably only apply to Amateurs. For example not backing up your raw files and just keeping your finished video files. What if a client comes back with changes and you have to add in footage you haven't used already.
LOVE IT! I live really minimalist myself and also digital wise but you are next level! Why do you position your docks left? Does this have any advantage or just a preference you like?
Vegains I keep the dock in the left because screens have less real estate vertically than horizontally so putting it on the bottom cuts off even more pixels so putting it on the left gives you more space to scroll on web pages, etc
Personally I do the same and the reasons for me are that the MacOS app managing buttons and most important menus are on the (top) left side such as closing and changing programs to full screen. Feels more convenient. Also if you want to drag and drop something into other screens it's not possible if the dock is on the right side. Would love to hear Kraig's reasons behind it too.
I understand people are saying for more screen real-estate, but isn't that the point of hiding the dock? What makes the difference between hiding it on the bottom and on the left. I ask because I hide it on the left and use full screen, which solves the screen real-estate problem.
I'm right handed so i personally hide mine to the right because it just feel more natural to me to swipe that way than down or whatever. Just preference.
I'm a massive fan and I was wondering if you have created a Discord server for film-making or were considering making one because that would be really awesome!
Lucas Vidal yes this! I have ocd and it’s quite frustrating because it stops me from doing stuff like this aha :/ I also have major ocd that I take it on the level of compulsive skin picking and you’re so so right, it’s very hard to deal with having ocd.
Hey Kraig. 1st ever video I've watched of yours. I must say, I admire your minimalism and had never thought of this concept before, really. Definitely not going to be able to take your approach, but you left some good tips about Google Drive, Photos and even email that I'm going to look into. This was cool to watch. Subscribed.
Teja Karlapudi OSX and Windows are so similar that you can basically apply all of the steps here if you are a non mac user. Libraries, google drive, etc. Are available in windows. For video, you have a better premier pro for windows. So get past your OS racism. All computers matter.
I wanna do that inboxZero thing. I keep everything in my inbox because I can search it and always get back to what I want. but if archived ones work the same way then that's waaaayyyy cleaner. sweet video man. :)
You've definitely inspired me to cut the shit out of my life. This is definitely a help in the right direction to get rid of files I am holding onto for a rainy day
Nice seeing your setup Kraig. I swear throwing Minimalism in any title gives you an instant 10k more views. ;) But totally knew this about you from past uploads. Great tip on using Google drive for sending mass content up to 1TB for $9.99 and cancel after the transfer back to the free version; totally going to use that sometime in the future.
Great video! I realized that I needed to do a bit of a digital de-clutter when I opened my "downloads" file and saw all these oooooooold work memos that really just contain a lot of fluff and have no application to my life. :P
At where I lived, syncing big files through cloud storage is a tough process, mainly because the upload and download speed is very very slow, so I can't apply your suggestion. Good video though, totally love it
I agree, I thought about linux on just a wm like i3 immediately! You can do stuff super fast with just commands. One could dual boot to use mostly linux with i3 for regular computing and OSX for just video editing, but I don’t think a hardcore minimalist would appreciate having two OS on his laptop as it might feel cumbersome...
I just looked up i3. So it seems like vim for controlling windows. If so it would be pretty useful because then you don't have to use the mouse and only keyboard shortcuts
That's exactly what I am thinking, also good to use a minimal GNU/Linux distro like Void, Arch, or Parabola, Debian minimal, and Gentoo (use a minimal tarball) and its a good idea to use suckless software with it.
I can't think of any OS more complicated than pretty much any Linux distro, which is the complete opposite of minimalism. (Especially when something goes wrong and you need to spend 5 hours figuring out how to tweak some obscure kernel somewhere, which is something even "simple" distros like Ubuntu suffer from.)
The only ones making a mountain out of the USB-C molehill are those too lazy to buy a couple of USB-C cables. (Which every cable manufacturer now makes for every price point.)
brb gonna delete my computer
Alex Cas Hahahahaha
having 25tb of a storage system.
This makes me mad.
Hahaa you got it
Bahahahahahahahaah
Hahaha noice one made my day hahha 100%
Inbox zero. Simply a miracle.
insane!!!!!!!!
Inbox: 45000 unread.
In order to have inbox zero, I would have to start over. Just throw the old one away.
I sorted through 15000 emails and got it down to about 5. I just deleted the hundreds of thousands of spam emails. I have now switched email accounts and it was easy to move them across and literally count them to make sure they all transferred
So clever. Instead of having countless bullshit mails in your inbox, you just put them in multiple (sub)folders... problem not solved, but it looks much nicer and can be sold to countless idiots in (self)management seminars.
In Russia we all live minimalistic.
High prices, low salaries - true minimalism.
I'm from Argentina, you won't tell me that story! LOL ;)
💀💀
Indian here and i understand
:)
Same stuff in Kosovo.
> Not paying for anything I'm not using
> 830 GB available on PC
I lol'd
I get what you mean, as it is super ironic, but I feel like he _does_ need it, in a sense. With large projects when he shoots 4K (as he explained with the Tokyo Project), he needs the storage space (albeit temporarily).
Heard of an external hd/ssd? I am totally in agreement with @Luxiling lol.
That TV he's not watching is also on.
Hugo Santos Would mean he needs to pay for an external HD/SSD though, and also carry that with him every time he goes somewhere and decides to shoot on a different location. Makes a mess on his workspace as well. He would need to connect that, AND the camera, at the same time etc. etc.
The TV is on to showcase his bedroom and it looks nice in the background.
Also, 830GB is incredibly easy to go through. Especially if you're working with ANY kind of Audio, Video, or Photo editing. It sucks. This video actually helped me out a lot. Time to take advantage of Google Drive.
You can still be a minimalist by backing up your photos. It's never recommended to just back up your photos to the cloud. Solely trusting an external company with your files might prove to be risky, just a thought.
Ubooya yeah, for me if it doesn’t exist in three places (local, online, offsite) it doesn’t exist. I admire your minimalism but it looks like you’d be dead in the water if you lost WiFi
that is why i never use cloud - i prefer hard drives
This is the exact opposite of the way I do things. I'm a fan of keeping a clean workspace, for sure, but deleting stuff just for the sake of not having it? Hosting everything you've done exclusively on platforms that compress it? Not using paid cloud storage because it costs money--but then buying a 1TB SSD Macbook Pro? Color me confused. I think what you're doing here is cool, but damn we are worlds apart.
That confuses me a bit as well... a YT broadcaster with this kind of equipment and a high-end studio microphone could very well add a paid cloud service to his IT portfolio. That being said, I am a big fan of his.
I agree. I respect his choice, but what if he looses acces to his UA-cam account (hacked or YT crash of somekind), I would not be able to download and reupload years of work.
unexpected Schlagg
Turn off the TV in the background next time :D, too distracting
Clemens Friese agree. Love Kraig but can't believe he made such a choice on a video of this topic
LA Fresh Life that’s not even close to what he was saying. Plus no one rly asked?
Its not minimalistic
Distracting, but whatever. I enjoyed the fact that he was showing his videos. Marketing.
Wasting electricity
This video deserves an update !! Since Google photo is no longer the same
Turning that background display off would be a good minimalist move.
Need more deep digital minimalist videos asap these are gold my friend.
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I initially kept all my raw footage and it just took up way too much space. These days, the minute one of my videos is live on UA-cam, I delete the raw footage and the video itself. Absolutely love it! I signed up for google drive and love it although I might follow your advice and use it w/ reduced file size. Great video! :)
Great. U are basically minimalist in everything including gadgets, ur phone shows it...keep it up. U are doing what u preach. This is what we need to see.
This is a fascinating approach, and I'm glad to have watched it. But as a travel video creator, I just can't delete the raw footage. Those are my babies.
so you're saying - he kills babies?
You can store the raw files on cloud, or just upload on youtube.
Seriously, I would never do that. You never know when you will need the raw footage.
Buy an external hard-drive.
@XOX Yeah BR discs are generally more dependable than hard drives, but they aren't flexible and most laptops nowadays don't have a drive, so you'd have to buy a separate reader. Since travel video creator needs mobility most, dragging around a CD drive and boat-load of CDs aren't ideal. I'd say get an SSD, since they're far more reliable than HDDs.
Clean AF, dude. I keep way too much old footage and I need to pare that way down.
Colin Bloodworth you and me both...
Colin Bloodworth same
"cut away the distractions"
bye netflix
exactly
I have already cut the cord, but stop streaming is not something I will do easily. Bingwatching is not something I do, so I know when to stop watching Netflix.
So proud. Just because "the cloud" is not sitting in your living room, doesn't mean it's not filling up earth. Love the way you're approaching your content and you're even mentioning 4k. Goes to show what a positive mindset can do. Well done!
Love these minimalism videos. Takes the stress off.
Please, do an iPhone version of this
Daniel Streltsov if you own a 16gig version of an iPhone with the latest iOS you are basically forced to live in minimalism!
I only have a single page of apps and a folder containing “offloaded” apps. Apps that can be accessed alternatively are also stacked in that folder like Contacts/Facetime (you can easily reach these two apps just from the phone app), apps that you can reach from control center by jus swiping up also go in there (camera, calculator, alarms)
If you are using google drive, you can upload pictures to the cloud and delete them on a regular basis. Only keep what you need and “offload” apps you are not using but desire to keep.
I hava a 16 gig iPhone 7, full of 7 gigs of music and 4 gigs of videos and photos. Memory has never been an issue for me. Stop installing stupid large apps. Look at their file size.
Really nice overview. I've always struggled with this one, specifically the aspects of digital file management/organization as a filmmaker working for self + clients. Great video!
People really overlook how many places they store all their stuff (digitally). Much needed vid!
first time I'm seeing a "no color" background. I'm shocked and stunned. It actually looks hella good :D
Watched both of your digital minimalism videos. I'm working on mine right now. So much respect for this!
I'd recommend getting a local cloud storage like Synology. I personally can't leave the fate of all my data into Google..
This is the first video that I watch from your channel, and c'mon, Sinatra?! That's perfect. I'm already in love. Keep up the good work! Cheers
Hi, I'm Italian and whoever did the italian subtitles did not say nice things about you. I suggest you to remove them, I'll try to make them correct as soon as I have a bit of time :/
JohnEyes ahah fantastico
Bonjourno
its made automatically by google
Fra divertentissimi aahaha
Can’t wait till you hit a million subs and beyond. Keep crushing it dude.
There's a terminal command that allows for the dock to move in and out quicker. I don't know what it is but it's worth looking up if you're annoyed by the slow speed.
yes yes this is what I was looking for. so good so clean!
Kraig, we need a 2022 edition. Do you still use Google Drive to store everything? :)
Loving the clean setup! Just changed the dock to the side and hidden and my screen looks huge now lol.
One thing I would recommend is getting a hard drive to back up your computer though! It would suck if it died suddenly! Buy like 3 TB external and you're gold.
What if your macbook dies?, you should at least have an external hard drive to back up your laptop using time machine. Otherwise pretty dope.
Luka Cosic isn’t the cloud the same as a drive
Hankerson Photography & Video Technically yes. The cloud is just someone elses hard-drive.
In the same spirit as OP; one copy is no copy, two copies is one to little
Hankerson Photography & Video time machine doesn’t use a cloud
Hankerson Photography & Video you don’t own/control hw when using cloud.. time machine is probably much safer solution with privacy..
This is super nice. I imagine it is a lot to handle at the beginning. But once you sort it out and stick to it, you are golden.
Thanks for sharing this Kraig.
Minimalism ✓
Privacy Ø
lol thats what i was wondering
How so?
The second he said "Gmail lets me search photos by face" you should've known
Privacy Minimalism 10/10
I just wanted to write the same, i mean i‘m not even using my iCloud 50GB go back up my photos, and this dude backs up his photos to a free service with unlimited storage .. isn’t he a bit suspicious, about what would happen to his photos or who could have access to them in the future ? 😅
I like your thinking, your ideas. I've been a proponent of minimalism for a while, though I fall off now and again. PS, I also like your solo hike videos. Keep up what you're doing. You inspire :)
I like your setup. Eventually I would invest in a NAS to keep all of your original files locally.
Zack Scriven and privacy
Dude, YOUR killing it!
Really liked this video ♥ My eyes are satisfied.
All your tips are awesome! I am so distracted by that heater sitting right against your drapes lol
1. You are crazy.
2. I love it.
3. I'll re-do my computer tonight after watching this video.
4. Peace!
Kevin Utz yeah he’s batshit crazy. Totally loco. Ipso facto, fucked in the head,... bug I can’t help loving him.
Did you do it?
Very cool video! I've never thought about minimalism from a digital standpoint. Very eye opening!
When people don't use programs in full screen then complain about having small screens.......
I have the same layout. Inbox zero. Mostly delete files I don't need but I mostly keep photos that aren't 4k or any higher just for memories in a separate hard drive so that my computer's clean. I delete some programs and stuff I don't need. Overall, your video did help me clean out more of my SSD. Thank you!
I was worried about getting a 13 inch MacBook for editing until I saw this!
13" screen for editing is fine, but sometimes power isn't enough, I want to upgrade for 15", or just buy an iMac 27".
Daniel Streltsov how much RAM do you have?
Nah, wait to buy a macbook. The new processors are much better, and apple is already using last generation processors.
Well if it's the screen size just hook up an external monitor at home and you're good to go. For everything else a 13" is pretty great!
If you're talking about screen size you can always get a giant external monitor for less than $200. It makes working in Premiere way cruisier.
I'm new to the minimalism concept and I guess you're next level.. you rock dude
holy fuck, I just noticed I'm a huge mess
A video I didn't expect from you but SO thankful you made it. Thanks for the tips!
Apps on your phone please?
Yeah! How do you practice digital minimalism on iPhone/Android?
Larissa Veloso If you are using an iOS device what you can do is put all your apps onto one folder including all the social and entertainment apps and just keep the basic apps aside like Clock, Phone, Calendar etc.
Anytime you want to quick access your apps just scroll down on the home screen and search what you want to Apple does a very job with this search function you can even search your files on this
Check out this app (with hardware device), launching a Kickstarter in February: www.unplug.technology/. Helps to transform an Android phone into a distraction-free device :)
This was great. I’ve really needed to clean up my digital space and this is a great template for how a clean digital workspace should look. Awesome video.
So you put all of your most precious raw photo, movie etc. data onto private third party servers of whose security you do not know anything of; who can be accessed by all the nice American intelligent agencies? Interesting. Other suggestion: buy a raspberry & a hard drive, install a suitable linux and a NextCloud instance. Grants you even more options, but everything stays under your control (and is faster).
Btw: Application Folder is Shift-Cmd-A in Finder. No need for it in a minimalistic sidebar, as all the apps are faster to access via spotlight than from the dock.
This video really helped me form my own workflow. I am using a lot of your file structure work for my own organization.
Can you make this into a how to guide pdf file so I can actually do this, I don’t know how you did it.
I did a similar clutter purge. I used to have an iPhone, Macbook Pro and an iPad. Each I needed for separate things but still felt cluttered. So now I have a Note 8 and a dex at my desk. Super uncluttered, super awesome, love the setup. I still use my macbook when I travel but that's it.
People don’t ‘put the dock on the bottom’. It comes that way, and you know that
Rodrigo Vazquez true and it feels symmetrical with the dock on bottom and window bar on top. It feels right moving the mouse closer to you than moving it left. But that's just me. I use arch Linux with xfce4 desktop if anyone's wondering.
And you are in control of how your computer looks and functions. If you choose not to change that, you have put the dock on the bottom surely? Even if not actively.
Thank GOD I'm not the only Digital Minimalism Freak on planet earth !!! Well done 👌🏻 Amazing video PLEASE keep it up ❤️
Dope environment! What VPN do you use?
it is NordVPN
where is that affiliate link? 😂
I have the nordVPN for a year now and its a bliss :D
Says there's a 3 year deal for $100 going right now...how do I say no to that lol
Manuel Lopez I've been using them for a week now and it's fantastic
While listening to this post, I noticed your microphone. It turns out to be the one I'm thinking about buying. After listening to the sound quality of your channel You've sold me on the idea of getting one myself. So I guess a 'thanks" is in order! Also, it's an interesting subject your tacking.
My storage setup:
PC Hard-Drive - Programs and current projects
External Hard-Drive - Footage and current projects backup
Google Photos - EVERYTHING
Google Drive - Assets and work files
Vimeo - Final Exports of projects
Was going to use Amazon Drive's unlimited plan for archiving all of my RAW footage but they dropped that storage plan.
(but there's a trick to get unlimited Google Drive storage for free)
Diogo Almeida what's the trick
This is pretty cool and gives me some good goals to work towards! One problem; a single copy is not a backup.
It would be awesome if you shown your iPhone as well. I’m curious about how to minimal in it.
Damn, why don't more people do this... show how and what like this! Great video mate :-) Keep it up
i think you are giving up way to much privacy and security with storing everything in the cloud, especially in the Google drive. I think you are tunnel visioning on only minimalism
Yup. Not smart. Complete tunnel vision.
ilona lundell tinfoil hat mentality. “OMGNOES the govt spies on me. Or worse ! IM OFFERED ADS”
Very interesting Kraig. I've heard from multiple sources that having a high ratio of unlisted videos isn't great in terms of the algorithm. Perhaps take a look into this.
Just know that having data in the cloud does not mean it's backed up. You need to have a physical copy of the data that you could not stand to be without. Cloud Backed Up
Holy crap, this is exactly what I was looking for. This video is awesome for me, cause I was looking for a way for a long time now to minimize my digital life. I might have to watch this again, so much cool information :)
so... I kinda hate you right now, a little bit, but it will pass... ;-P
never heard someone not keeping any raw files, that's intense, and I totally envy the feeling of clarity (hope my unprobable english is understandable) that I can imagine having from getting rid of all those... that's my main attraction to minimalism, because I can clearly feel the confusion I get from being surrounded with unnecessary stuff..
I still think it's interesting to see how that can relate (inside of me) with having to deal with life's innate complexity and chaos.. don't know if you sense a link between this and that ?
great inspiration anyway, as usual !
plexus he might be insane.
Oh, the irony of watching a video on digital minimalism & avoiding distractions instead of finishing the school paper that I need to do :D
I do agree that keeping raw files is a waste of space, but I still can't bring myself to delete them!
Andrew Power true story
put them on external hard rives... out of sight, out of mind
If you have enough space then there's no problem. I think digital minimalism doesn't really apply unless you barely have any space.
Underscore Zero but space is finite. He's proposing a way that becomes a routine so that you don't get to the point where you run out
That end frame branding is dope sir!
Some of your advice here is pretty bad and would probably only apply to Amateurs. For example not backing up your raw files and just keeping your finished video files. What if a client comes back with changes and you have to add in footage you haven't used already.
Holy bloody hell, that is goals. This'll take me months to get to that stage
LOVE IT! I live really minimalist myself and also digital wise but you are next level! Why do you position your docks left? Does this have any advantage or just a preference you like?
Vegains I keep the dock in the left because screens have less real estate vertically than horizontally so putting it on the bottom cuts off even more pixels so putting it on the left gives you more space to scroll on web pages, etc
Personally I do the same and the reasons for me are that the MacOS app managing buttons and most important menus are on the (top) left side such as closing and changing programs to full screen. Feels more convenient. Also if you want to drag and drop something into other screens it's not possible if the dock is on the right side. Would love to hear Kraig's reasons behind it too.
You get more screen real-estate.
I understand people are saying for more screen real-estate, but isn't that the point of hiding the dock? What makes the difference between hiding it on the bottom and on the left. I ask because I hide it on the left and use full screen, which solves the screen real-estate problem.
I'm right handed so i personally hide mine to the right because it just feel more natural to me to swipe that way than down or whatever. Just preference.
Loved it Kraig. I love a minimalist practise with my physical life, but need to work on my digital life for sure.
I pay 0,99 cents for 50GB on iCloud and I'm really pleased
but is it safe
More videos of digital mininalism please!!! So useful I love this video
I'm a massive fan and I was wondering if you have created a Discord server for film-making or were considering making one because that would be really awesome!
I saw me on this guy. Everything he share in this video is for me and appropriate for my minimalist style. Thanks for sharing
Watched this right after Leftcoast´s Media Workflow video.... You two could not be more different haha
pushREC hahaha me too😂😂👌🏻
I loved it. I'm trying to do a digital declutter, but I'm completely lost with the amount of digital things and accounts I have.
Damn that is some OCDness. lol
Please don't make light of OCD, man. It's a serious disability that should not be misconstrued for being organized. It has nothing to do with that.
Lucas Vidal yes this! I have ocd and it’s quite frustrating because it stops me from doing stuff like this aha :/ I also have major ocd that I take it on the level of compulsive skin picking and you’re so so right, it’s very hard to deal with having ocd.
Shit, I do rituals. Gotta put that period, lol! I actually kinda like it. Do you?
Hey Kraig. 1st ever video I've watched of yours. I must say, I admire your minimalism and had never thought of this concept before, really. Definitely not going to be able to take your approach, but you left some good tips about Google Drive, Photos and even email that I'm going to look into. This was cool to watch. Subscribed.
Apple-centric Minimalism. The title is a clickbait for non-Mac users like me.
Teja Karlapudi OSX and Windows are so similar that you can basically apply all of the steps here if you are a non mac user. Libraries, google drive, etc. Are available in windows. For video, you have a better premier pro for windows. So get past your OS racism. All computers matter.
Not really the key principles are deleting most of everything and uploading commonly used files and images to the drive
Teja Karlapudi could have looked at some of the icons to the right of the thumbnail 😅
Clickbait for minimalism, buying expensive products is not minimalism
True. As a Linux user, hearing him say "everything is in the cloud" made me wince.
The little heater is so cute in the background ahahah.
I use a vpn because its good to stay safe....keeps a copy of everything in "the cloud".
I wanna do that inboxZero thing. I keep everything in my inbox because I can search it and always get back to what I want. but if archived ones work the same way then that's waaaayyyy cleaner. sweet video man. :)
OMG Why is this sooo me!? I love minimalism! Nice vid m8! 💯
You've definitely inspired me to cut the shit out of my life. This is definitely a help in the right direction to get rid of files I am holding onto for a rainy day
Twitter Squadd!!! Excited to watch!
The thumbnail is so aesthetic 😭
Hey man, you should use Mega.nz as a cloud service because they give you 50gb for free, 30 more than google drive! just as a tip ;)
Great video man! I just love how clean your computer is.
You are not using the screen behind you. Switch it off so you are not paying for electricity you are not using. Minimalism.
Nice seeing your setup Kraig. I swear throwing Minimalism in any title gives you an instant 10k more views. ;) But totally knew this about you from past uploads. Great tip on using Google drive for sending mass content up to 1TB for $9.99 and cancel after the transfer back to the free version; totally going to use that sometime in the future.
I will forever now turn my NT-USB sideways when i use it.
Great video! I realized that I needed to do a bit of a digital de-clutter when I opened my "downloads" file and saw all these oooooooold work memos that really just contain a lot of fluff and have no application to my life. :P
SEO slam dunk
At where I lived, syncing big files through cloud storage is a tough process, mainly because the upload and download speed is very very slow, so I can't apply your suggestion. Good video though, totally love it
I think, to be really minimal, you have to be running Linux with a window manager like the i3. I don't see anything minimal in a macOS.
If you edit in FinalCut like him you don't really have a choice
I agree, I thought about linux on just a wm like i3 immediately! You can do stuff super fast with just commands.
One could dual boot to use mostly linux with i3 for regular computing and OSX for just video editing, but I don’t think a hardcore minimalist would appreciate having two OS on his laptop as it might feel cumbersome...
I just looked up i3. So it seems like vim for controlling windows. If so it would be pretty useful because then you don't have to use the mouse and only keyboard shortcuts
That's exactly what I am thinking, also good to use a minimal GNU/Linux distro like Void, Arch, or Parabola, Debian minimal, and Gentoo (use a minimal tarball) and its a good idea to use suckless software with it.
I can't think of any OS more complicated than pretty much any Linux distro, which is the complete opposite of minimalism.
(Especially when something goes wrong and you need to spend 5 hours figuring out how to tweak some obscure kernel somewhere, which is something even "simple" distros like Ubuntu suffer from.)
great vid! You should consider providing the same content on your iPhone - how you keep it clean and minimal with apps
Is into minimalism, buys donglebook pro.
Fair enough XD but it seems he's pretty much dongle-free
The only ones making a mountain out of the USB-C molehill are those too lazy to buy a couple of USB-C cables. (Which every cable manufacturer now makes for every price point.)