First of all thank you for all the thoughtful replies on last weeks newsletter! It showed me that opening up like that can build a whole new level of connection, even if it feels quite embarrassing.

I’ve now spent a whole week without socials on my phone and I gotta say barely even noticed. One evening I really wanted to just sit on the couch and scroll — instead I grabbed a pen and doodled. The down side is I can’t really share stories on IG about little things or new videos …

💛 Valentin

How To Use AI As Creator?

It was the middle of May when I sat in a hotel room in Hamburg, watching the announcements from OpenAI and Google I/O back to back. Both were touting the crazy possibilities of their new AI agents. At that moment, I knew I had to talk to someone who understands the subject from the inside and could give much needed perspective for creators.

So, it was quite fortunate that I met Nadia at one of our Creator Gatherings a week later. She’s been a developer, has experience creating on YouTube as well as LinkedIn, and has spent the last year becoming an expert in building AI-powered applications that help people.

What followed was this conversation, where we go into detail on best practices when using tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. In short, her advice is to:

• Start a new conversation for each idea.

• Set clear guidelines on tone, style, and personality.

• Provide enough detail in the prompts for context.

• Don’t create “mega prompts” with complicated instructions.

• Use known references as starting points.

• Use it to enhance what you already know.

If you want more than this checklist, I’ve put together a list of all the prompts and tools that help me create more consistently.

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A Not So Minimalist Studio Tour

After taking a well-deserved break, Matt D’Avella is back in a new studio on a brand new channel.

You might know him as the guy who popularized minimalism on YouTube, talking endlessly about how less is more.

Now he is ready for a new chapter and a new style. In his own words:

It goes to show that no matter where you are on your journey, if you feel like something is off—change it up.

I thoroughly love his setup and can’t wait to see some interviews done in it.
(Maybe I should ask if I can come visit sometime 😅)

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30 Seconds Changed His Life

Aidan Belizaire is not only a good friend and substitute host on the Orbit channel, but he also has his own YouTube channel where he explores wellness through experiments.

In his latest video, he shares how capturing a tiny moment every day made him happier and much more fulfilled in life.

Give it a watch if you need a little bit of that in your life.

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