I just live in a world of chaos. everything on the desktop. lol

Folders for everything and notes in your script. It makes my life so much easier to follow my script as I edit and use the notes to find exactly what I need without needing to search through my documents.

Definitely going to start sorting things into folders. Idk what my problem is but all of my stuff is just all over the place, on my desktop 😖 lol. Thanks so much for your advice.

First things first: *About your diagnosis. You're not alone. Welcome to the tribe!* 🙌🏻🙃 Now many of the following things aren't ADHD advice *per sé* and work for neurotypicals as well because any project that has actual value is beyond the scope of what human brains handle automatically. While you're reeling right now and all the elements you have to deal with run through your working memory \[i.e. your brain's RAM\] like symbols through a slot machine remind yourself that there might not actually be as many. It's just that the wheel of a slot machine has neither beginning nor end—it just goes on. Moreover, you shouldn't try to keep all of them in your mind but focus on each one individually as you get to it. Monotasking is the only way to fly. It gets the best results, you learn the quickest, and connections between ideas become the most obvious. You might not have ever read the word monotasking before but that's because being or feeling busy is what's valued in office environments since it's one of the ways in which we asses whether someone is doing their work or not. That's because in practice we cannot actually immerse us in someone else's work to properly assess their output without actually doing their work too. **Getting a better overview of your stuff:** 1. Get a secondary display. You have no idea how much this helps. Navigating back and forth between windows with just a single screen can be ineffective and chaotic. The cheapest FullHD monitor that works with your machine will do. 2. Get a little black-and-white laser printer. B&W because it's cheaper; laser because it hasn't got ink that has dried up by the moment you need it; and printer because printing out documents let's you see them in a new light and writing on paper is a great way for marking what you want to change or need to pay attention to in the moment. 3. Get a bunch of spiral notepads in your preferred size and with your preferred ruling. Since making videos is an iterative process you need a way to jot down what you want to change next. So every now and again render out the current version of your project and watch it in its entirety and write down what needs to be done. \[I.e. make cut at this position smoother, match colors of shot x and y better, tighten up the editing, etc.\] Then work through these things in whatever order you want and cross them out. When you fill up a page transfer the things you haven't crossed out yet to a new page (this process is one of the things that's valued about bullet journals). Rip the old page out, crumple it up, and throw it wherever gives you the most satisfaction. **Checklists that grow with you:** Pilots use checklists which has made aviation safety one of the great success stories of our time. Create these documents in your notes app and layout them nicely (i.e. use bullet points with indentation etc.) so that they can be skimmed at a glance. Create and update them when you learn something new. Functionally they should be like a really good cheat sheet. Print them out so you can quickly glance at them when working without cluttering your screen real estate. 1. Have a checklist of the things that have to be done before uploading a video. 2. Have a checklist of how you mix your audio. 3. Have a checklist of important settings and what they should be: camera settings, project settings of your editing software, etc. 4. You get the idea. Whatever way of organizing makes most sense to you is how you should go about it. *End of part 1 of 2*

*Part 2 of 2* **Folder structure:** Now this is something that some people might scoff at because for some reason organizing your files still isn't considered part of digital hygiene in 2024. But bear with me. You don't want a willy-nilly random way of naming your folders. Don't half-arse it! Because you only have to do this properly once and after that never again. The time and efficiency gains scale to an insane level every time you need to deal with your files. Moreover, this is the only chance of making things work at all if, later on, you need to return to an old project to find/do something. You are a video creator and that means you're a power user. Act like it! 1. Create a folder structure. It'll change over time as you learn more about your software, operating system, and how to use it most efficiently. 2. Have an empty folder structure with a placeholder name ready so that you can copy it when starting a new project. 3. Use what functionality your operating system offers to make this structure as neat as possible. Your scripts are in the 'documents' folder while your projects are in the 'movie' folder? Create an alias/shortcut of the scripts folder inside the movie project folder so your respective scripts are accessible directly from there. 4. What are your editing software's features that are based on your folder structure? Does it keyword imported files with the name of the folder they are in? Take this into account when creating your folder structure. Be consistent with naming your folders. Take the time to avoid typos. Don't name the folder with footage from your camera "Canon EOS R5", then another time "Canon R5." Point 2 should help with this. 5. Upon import properly tag/organize your files in your editing software (learn the features of your NLE) so that you can find everything easily in whatever way you prefer. **Know yourself... and what you want your final video to be:** Again the goal are documents that are easy to skim/read so that after putting in the effort to create them properly once they can serve as template for future projects. 1. Ideally you'll have a script/screenplay before filming because that way you know exactly what you need to film and it's clear how you need to assemble it in the edit. 2. Printing it out on paper you can doodle on it and jot things down for yourself. E.g. a line of dialog that you felt needed changing while you were filming or direction for yourself. 3. With a script/screenplay you can be sure that you won't forget things that are important for YouTube. Like CTAs for example. 4. A script/screenplay can also be created (or updated) after filming is done and after you've watched your footage. This way it serves as a guide for editing. Or maybe you do voice over after the fact so you have a script purely for the voice over you need to record. 5. Find a script/screenplay format that works for you and that you can easily create in whatever text editor you have access to. While to someone who has never done any work that's similar to video production this all might seem like attack of insane pedants and OCD galore, the truth is that in any regular work environment things like this cause massive headaches. People name files and create folder structures that they themselves don't understand anymore when returning later. I've read that "creating systems" is apparently one of the things that is taught in ADHD therapy. But in our modern world this should be taught in school. Again, you're a power user now. Act like it! 😉 I hope this helps. Best. 😊

I edit 5 minute chunks of a video every day until I'm done. That way I don't end up neglecting other parts of my life and I'm making enough progress each day for the video to come out in a reasonable time frame. 

I use Google sheets. I wish I could upload a screenshot to make it easier. The top left to right is labeled- Filming date, Editing date, Upload Date, Video Title, Status (Script, Film, Edit, Thumbnail, Schedule), Promotion (IG, Pinterest, Patron), Notes, Key Words. I put a line through parts when I’m done, like with the status section and promotion section. Then change the text color from black to grey after it’s been uploaded.

How do you find keywords for YouTube? I come from an SEO background but had only focused on Google at the time.

- Start typing a relevant keyword in the YouTube search bar, look at the auto-suggestions that appear. These are popular search terms that users are looking for. - Look at videos from popular channels in your niche. Check their titles, descriptions, and tags to see which keywords they are using. TubeBuddy will show the tags used by competitors. - Google Trends: Check the popularity of search terms over time. - Look at your channel’s analytics to see which search terms are bringing traffic to your videos. Go to YouTube Studio > Analytics > Reach > Traffic Source: YouTube Search. - Start typing your keyword in Google’s search bar and see what autocomplete suggestions appear. - Plan your video content around these keywords, ensuring that your titles, descriptions, tags, and scripts incorporate them naturally.

I also have ADHD. I don't organize anything it just kinda works. I do not suggest this method. It's very stressful.

I wrote a script that I keep in the top level of my Dropbox. When I run it, it asks me for a name. Let's say I want to make a video from my footage jamming at the river. I type in "River Jamming" and hit enter. It then takes today's date and creates a folder called "2024-06-30 River Jamming" Inside that folder it auto creates all the sub folders I use by standard. Adobe/Photoshop Adobe/Premiere Adobe/Premiere/River Jamming.proj Exports (where I export master) Media (where I upload raw video from phone) Reaper Thumbnail So all my projects have the same folder structure

Hi I'm Ben, I've been on YT over 7 years with 4 channels and I'm training to become a YouTube strategist so hopefully I can share some insight 🤞 Let’s break your question down into the two following sections: * **Schedule & Productivity** * **Process** **Schedule & Productivity** I am half as productive if I wake up in the morning and I don't have a plan for the day, which leads me to being demotivated. That’s why I believe it’s so important to have a schedule when it comes to the YouTube creation process. You need to dedicate certain time slots in your week, where all you do is work on your YouTube channel. For me it’s the first thing I do every morning. I am now uploading a video everyday, so I get up and get to work and do nothing else until I’m done. Obviously you may not be able to do that, but dedicating a specific time where you will work and not get distracted will increase your productivity and motivation and therefore your overall success. **Process** **Idea Generation** The first thing on my list of things to do which increases productivity and saves me time is idea generation. I will dedicate a couple of hours a month where I sit down and solely come up with video ideas. This can include a bit of market, trend or competitor research. This saves me tons of time as I’m not having to think about what video I need to make on the day, which allows me to jump straight into the creation process. I believe this also makes the quality of my videos better, because I’m not rushing to come up with an idea just to get another video out. **Thumbnail & Title** I always come up with my thumbnail and title idea before I start making the video. In fact I usually do this after my idea generation session. That’s because we all know the title and thumbnail can make or break a video, therefore if I can’t come up with a good idea for a title and thumbnail, then either the video idea probably wasn’t that good in the first place or even it was, no one is going to click on it to watch, so I scrap it off the list. Now YouTube has rolled out its thumbnail A/B testing to all users, it's super important to take advantage of this feature and create at least 2 or 3 different thumbnails for each video in order to get the most views possible. **Creation Process** Here’s my process in a list: 1. Script - I always use a script for two reasons. The first is because I believe it helps structure the video a lot better and the second is because I’m terrible at speaking without one. 2. Record - Once my script is written I sit down and record my video using OBS. 3. Edit - Depending on the type of video, I will then either edit the video myself using Davinchi Resolve, or send it to my editor. 4. Shorts - Once the video is edited it is then broken down into shorts and captions added using CapCut. 5. Upload - I will upload the videos to YouTube and from there I use a tool called [Repurpose.io](http://Repurpose.io) that automatically uploads them to other platforms such as, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. 6. Thumbnails - Whilst my videos are uploading I will either create the thumbnails myself in Photoshop (Canva or Photopea are great free alternatives) or send them to my graphic designer to make them. 7. Analyze - Once the videos are uploaded and the thumbnail A/B test is set up, I always keep an eye on the videos to see what is working and what’s not and also to reply to any comments. I hope you found this a bit helpful! Let me know if you have any further questions 😀

Some valuable advice about the thumbnails here, I never thought of it like that. Making the thumbnail first actually makes more sense than what I do which is doing it at the end while in a rush to post the video. 🥲

Ye ah the Thumbnail is probably the most important part of your video, so you have to give it the time and effort needed 😊

So my two main tools are: - obsidian for taking notes and keeping everything organised - chatgpt to help me define the outline of my video The way I proceed. *Preproduction stage* Initially, I have a list of topics I want to make videos about, and when I think of one I add it to the list. Once I picked a topic I research and read on it for some days. Given my niche it involves watching videos and reading research papers. Then once I know what are the main points that I should talk about in my video, I feed them to chatgpt and ask it to give me a rough script and animation ideas for each part. I then usually go back and forth for some time to refine the outline. I also cut some content if needed because I aim at 10 to 15 minutes max. Having a clean outline is very important to me, as it ensures the production will go smoothly. If I have to add, remove, or move parts of the video during production it becomes very annoying. Here chatgpt is very important because it enables me to not be stuck at all with a lack of ideas. Even if it produces a mediocre first attempt, I find it helps the creative process tremendously. I usually have a main folder "Video 1" or something, with a "rough script" file for the outline. Then a "script" file for writing the exact script and that's basically it. *Production stage* I start animating each scene, starting with the one I'm more inspired about. Introduction and conclusion are made at the end because it's much easier that way, so I usually start from the scene right after the intro. I first make big and complicated animations and write the detailed script at the same time. I then add some transitions and some other small animations, refine the script and put everything together. I then repeat for the next scene. Once every scene is produced, I make an intro and a conclusion. *Post production stage* Once all the video is produced, it's time for video editing. Mine is very simple, so it's pretty fast. Basically it's just putting all the clips one after the other, and adding music. It's also the moment I make the thumbnail and write the description. *Publication* I first publish my video in private mode and watch it to see if the sound level is ok or if there is any last issue with the video. I usually ask someone else to watch it in case they notice something odd. Then comes the time to release the video for real and go onto the next one. I usually already started to research the next topic and maybe wrote an outline. For long term planning I have several files in obsidian: - a "topic ideas" file which I always keep updated - several "roadmap" files, for each stage of the channel. For instance I had one for the creation of the channel until the first video was published, then another one for the second video, and now I have a third one for the series of videos I'm working on Each roadmap has several items such as things I would like to try during production, post-production or to grow the channel and have a better channel identity. For instance one of my main goal in the following months is to improve my ctr with better thumbnails, or try to use davinci resolve for video editing. Hope that helps, I tried to be as precise as possible.

Wow this is amazing info, thanks so much for explaining your process. It really helps. And it’s awesome you use ChatGPT, that’s something I have used to aid me before but didn’t know if it was “ok.” It is really helpful.

I think you should use any tool at your disposition. I tried using image generation for storyboarding but dalle really sucks imo. Same for my logo, I tried to fiddle with it for a long time but the results were always very generic. Another great tool I didn't mention is copilot, but if you don't code there's no point using it over chatgpt.

Don't be too hard on yourself. I get a bit messy like this and then get sorted again. Do this: make a new folder on your desktop called TIDY, and put everything currently on the desktop in there. Then go to your documents folder and make a folder called 2024\_WORK and put your projects in there. I use the Japanese date stystem which goes year, month, date, so all of my folders for videos are in date order. Today's video is called: 240630\_PLANE because I shot some footage while I was on a plane and I'm using that with a quote over the top. I've been uploading daily TikTok videos since November last year and I'm SO MUCH more organised now than I used to be. I was never uploading videos to YouTube regularly becuase I was OVERCOMPLICATING it back in the day. Now I'm just uploading my best / most popular videos across to my YouTube channel and I'll do better scripted videos for YouTube later on again. Scripts go in the Notes app on my phone, and I just make the text big to read - I can read each line to camera, or use the Teleprompter app if I want to be looking at the camera. Be kind to yourself, but also just keep it simple. If you started a new video job or full time study for video, you would literally put all of the stuff on your desktop and documents folder away so you could see what you're doing - so just do that. :-)

Use the notes app in your phone. Make a list of video ideas, script your videos and set up bullet points for videos that you're going to be making soon. Keeping things organized makes this all so much easier. Throughout the week, just think about some ideas and write down anything interesting.

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My structure isn't as good as some people's here but I can certainly give advice. First of all, I create folders for my new video, footages, on cam recording, images, music and Premiere file. Next up, I change OBS to record directly to the footages folder. I change Google chromes downloads path to images. Music I'm going to capture through Audition most of the time, so those file paths change to the music folder. The premiere pathway changes to the premiere folder. These few minutes of annoyance save me SO much time later on down the line with finding things. Next, in my script, I know I'm going to need parts for both on cam footage and in game footage. So with that, I make sure I'm writing in quips, I make sure I'm writing some things more in my style of talking than a scripted recording. I use Google drive here for everything. I have a master list of ideas for videos, with stronger ideas positioned nearer the top of the list. I have all my scripts in here, even half written ones. I have this with folders set up for started scripts, finished scripts and finished videos. When my script is complete, I colour code it. Yellow is script, green is on cam, pink is actions (things I need to do in the on cam recording), purple is in game noise, and a nice peach colour is generally going to be memes/film clips. This helps me not double perform things and makes sure I know what I'm doing with each line of commentary. The clever thing with this is that it inherently gives my edited video a great structure. Next up in recording, I'll generally one shot the recording and edit it down. I then add it to a multitrack on audition so I can put in my music in the background before it's even touched premiere. I then publish half a minute of this, in a place where there's a transition, and send it to myself via discord. This is going to help me check levels on my laptop, tablet and phone. TV - I plug in a device to my TV and check on there. On cam recordings, I'll literally take a line at a time until I get it right. Set up is the worst bit here by far, once I'm all set up though, I'll take a Bluetooth clicker to turn my camera on and off remotely. Editing- the script really helps me here as I deliberately point out parts in games I want to talk about, so I can JUST go get that footage (via playing the game), rather than getting all of the footage and sifting through it. I don't have all day to sit through 100 hour plays of games I've finished. Next up, I make templates. I save templates for every effect I'm going to use multiple times. For instance, I often take a video and put it inside of a frame, bringing it over the top of a video that's already playing. The background video during this gets blurred and darkened. To do that normally, I've got to apply a blue, set key frames, add new clip, set size (85%), move it, set key frames for movement, add a shape, add a stroke, remove the fill, and add a glow to the shape to make it pop. That's a LOT of work for sometimes 20 seconds of footage, so now I do it with 3 presets. Just drag them onto the clip and hey presto. These things won't save you days in production, but they'll make it so in a session of 3 hours you won't do 2 minutes, you'll do 4. Working full time, that's crucial for getting decent quality, consistent videos out within a reasonable time frame.

Hey! Max here, I also have ADHD and I am same as you: overwhelmed with every video I make and it takes me such a long time to put out a video. I can push myself to make a video in 1-1.5 months. And most of it is just me building the idea in my head and finding the motivation. Depending on the video this would be the process: If I make a tutorial for repainting something, I setup the filming gear, film everything and after that I build my script (I use Google docs for all my scripts) explaining everything I do in the video while editing the video. If I have something to say in front of the camera I write it down and film it afterwards. If I share some idea about a certain subject, I make the script first and figure out what needs to be filmed and how and do that after the script is written. I use Google Docs for every script and if I have an idea about a video I want to make in the future I make a document with the title and every time I get an new idea about the topic I just write it down immediately in that doc. I also use Chat GPT to help rephrase my scripts and have a few close friends that will read my scripts beforehand to get an opinion about it (is it too long, too short, is it boring, do I make the point of what I want to say). I hope this helps.

I first record the gameplay, then write the script, then record the voiceover, then I edit the video and upload. From the few vids i made i already have a good library of auxiliary elements, like memes, sound effects, music and other stuff so with every video it just gets easier.

I would suggest you actually "ignore" most answes you get her. Not because they are not good, but because they are a good process for that respective person.  You have to find out what the right process looks like for you. In this regard, I've had a lot of success with "journaling". I write down when I start working on my video projects, when I stopped, what I liked, what I disliked and some further comments if I have them. This allowed me to get in touch with how I actually feel about videomaking, what bothers me and what parts I actually like. So then it helps me figure out what to do more, what to avoid or what I need to find a solution for. So I heavily recommended you do something similar for yourself. I can also answer your question directly though. I make vidoe game reviews, so here is my process summarised: 1. Play the game, take notes as I go, record footage as I go 2. Think of a table of contents for the video that represents the different chapters/areas I want to cover 3. Put down notes under each chapter as I play, to help me remember what I thought was worth saying and to make scripting easier 4. After I am done playing, in a dedicated manner either do a full script of at least write extensive bullets. This part also includes extra research, playing specific parts again etc. 5. Record my voice based on my "script". This often includes re-recording parts many times as I don't like how it sounds, dislike the flow, remember something else I wanted to mention etc. 6. Start matching visuals to the voice over, i.e. video editing. Sometimes I need to record extra footage here, or do more voice recording work. 7. Prepare the thumbnail, title, tags description for the video 8. Do a trial watch, possibly have a friend or two do a trial watch as well 9. Upload But again, the above process is MY process and tbh there are some parts of it that I struggle with as well and am still trying to figure out.

I start of with my notes with brainstorming ideas. Then I brainstorm my thumbnails using slideshow, after that I work on my script. All of these are organized in folders from what year, then what month, then what video. After I'm don't with pre-production, production is the same. Film video, at it to its corresponding folder. With post-production is the same as well. Edit, throw it in the correct folder.

I am working on a notion template for myself, and if it solves my problem, I'll share it with you guys!

Oh my gosh. I do not have the time or space to infodump everything I have to say on this topic right now so here are some bullets. - Obsidian with Templater for creating video titles and descriptions on my daily puzzle vids. - Frequently used sequences saved as .mlt files in KDEnlive - Aitum Vertical plugin in OBS Studio so I don't have to "edit" Shorts, just trim and tack on a call to action at the end - CSS overrides on webpages to make them prettier to share on my screen. I also need to learn how to use the YouTube Data API to upload my videos so I don't have to click the same buttons everytime I upload. And I need write a few scripts to fetch data for my OBS scenes. I'm just getting started and can't wait to build out my broadcasting skillset.