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Garlic in Pancakes: How My Chaotic First Solo Video Explains DeepSeek’s Genius
As you may know, Mehdi and I have embarked on this journey of making YouTube videos since early last year. We started with just a thought:
“Hey, we are talking about this AI tech all day long, why don’t we just record it?”
Fast forward a year, and I’ve learned one brutal truth:
The hardest part of making videos isn’t the tech, the content, or the edits.
It’s looking into that black lens and pretending it’s a human.
If you’ve ever frozen mid-sentence or hated your own voice on recording (cringes in 4K), try this life hack I wish I’d known sooner:
The 3x Weekly Selfie Video Challenge
- Open your phone’s camera
- Talk about ANYTHING for 60 seconds (your lunch, the weather, why LLMs hallucinate)
- Don’t delete it. Just… sit with the cringe.
It’s really hard at first (and I have to say it’s a lot easier talking to Mehdi). I’ve been doing this for 3 weeks. My first attempts are still on my phone. Let’s just say AI had better emotional range. But here’s the potential:
This isn’t just about YouTube.
It’s training for job interviews.
For client pitches.
For speaking to rooms full of people who actually exist.
