So I figured I’d try my hand at making one of those monthly horoscope YouTube videos, you know the kind where people just talk for a while. I thought, how hard can it be? Just ramble about Virgo stuff for a bit.
Getting Started Was a Mess
First thing I did was open up my recording software. I hit record and just started talking about Virgos. I swear, I must have said “um” and “like” a hundred times in the first minute. It was brutal. I kept stumbling over my words, forgetting what point I was trying to make. After about three minutes of this garbage, I just stopped and deleted the file. That was a complete waste of time.
My Second Attempt
Okay, lesson learned. I can’t just wing it. So I grabbed a notebook and scribbled down a few bullet points. You know, basic Virgo traits: organized, critical, hardworking. I thought having a little cheat sheet would help. I started recording again, this time trying to follow my notes. It was a little better, but I still sounded super robotic, like I was just reading a list. And I got to the end of my notes in like, a minute and a half. Now what? I just trailed off. Another fail.
Finally Finding a Flow
I was about to give up, honestly. But then I thought, forget the script. Just talk like you’re explaining it to a friend. I made a cup of tea, sat back down, and hit record without any notes in front of me. I just started talking about my friend who’s a Virgo and how she organizes her closet by color and season. Then I talked about how Virgos can be their own worst critic. And you know what? It started to flow. I wasn’t thinking about the camera or the microphone anymore. I was just talking. I rambled for a solid eight minutes about all kinds of Virgo things—the good, the bad, the annoying. It wasn’t perfect, but it was real.
Putting It All Together
After I stopped recording, I listened back to it. There were still a couple of “ums” and a part where I completely lost my train of thought, but it had personality. I used some basic editing software to cut out the worst pauses and the part where my cat jumped on the desk and knocked over a pen. I threw in a simple title card at the beginning and called it a day. I didn’t overthink it.
The whole process taught me something: sometimes you just have to stop trying so hard and let it happen. The first few tries were useless because I was forcing it. The final video, the rambling one, that’s the one that actually feels like me. It’s not a professional production, but it’s honest. And that’s gotta count for something.
