If you’ve seen my latest Nothing Phone 3a video, you might’ve noticed something odd - I said I’d talk about Nothing’s Essential Space “in just a moment,” but that moment… never came.
Here’s the full story: I did talk about Essential Space because it’s actually pretty awesome. It acts like a central brain for organizing your thoughts, screenshots, audio memos, tasks, and ideas into a single searchable hub.
In fact, it was thoroughly edited, uploaded, and live on YouTube. The segment was in there. But after publishing the video and watching the performance drop like a stone, I made a decision I’ve never made before - I cut it out post-publish.
Why? Because it was tanking the episode. The pacing was off, the momentum dropped too early, and that deep dive, while interesting to me, was a turnoff for the majority. These are the strange decisions I sometimes face as a creator: the constant battle of keeping the audience engaged vs. keeping the story intact. In this case, I chose flow over completeness.
And guess what? It worked. The episode picked up traction right after. I guess sometimes you have to kill your darlings to let the rest shine.
But that shouldn’t be your loss.
If you’re curious to see what Essential Space actually does - and the full section I cut - you can check it out right here:
As always, thank you for the support, the comments, and the good vibes 🙏🏻
Until next time.
The only way to get better and excel is by making lots and lots of mistakes. So don’t sweat it Mr. E, because of these learning experiences, your videos keep getting better and better