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2010

  • 2010-04-07 · Shmancy Hotel Room Is Shmancy — John says many Nerdfighters on the Eff Yeah Nerdfighters Tumblr have posted photos holding Will Grayson, Will Grayson, though mirroring makes the title read backwards. (playful) — 00:00:28
  • 2010-08-10 (said on 2010-08-09, implied) · JOIN THE PEN15 CLUB!! — ask: Hank says the Tumblr Eff Yeah Nerdfighters has 5,000 followers and asks viewers to follow it too. — 00:02:50

2011

  • 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John notes much conversation on Tumblr, the Ning, YouTube and Twitter about Nerdfighteria changing as it grows and how to keep the community strong, and offers his two cents. — 00:00:56
  • 2011-03-07 · This Machine Pwns n00bs Video LP — announcement: Hank says the songs can be streamed free all day and night by anyone with a YouTube connection, and shared on Tumblr, Twitter or a weblog. — 00:00:12
  • 2011-04-15 · Humpy Hank — The description says the video collects animations of Hank humping an astonishing variety of people and animals (and himself) into a single music video. (playful) — video description
  • 2011-04-15 · Humpy Hank — John reminds Hank that he recently made a video in which he briefly humped Google. (playful) — 00:00:05
  • 2011-04-15 · Humpy Hank — John says that a couple of days later Nerdfighter Mattie Boosh posted an animation of Hank humping the TARDIS on his Tumblr, and the Humpy Hank phenomenon was born. (playful) — 00:00:05
  • 2011-04-22 · 500,000 Subscribers (Almost...and Thank You) — Hank says Nerdfighteria's support runs from that to him humping things on Tumblr; he admits he did not mention it in his last video but was impressed. (playful) — 00:02:47
  • 2011-05-05 · IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! — announcement: The description announces that Hank and John just got Tumblrs and gives both addresses. — video description
  • 2011-05-06 · Happy Birthday To Me! — Hank calls a viewer-made 'Humpy Hank' birthday card, whose figure can hump different things at different speeds, the best birthday card of all time. (playful) — 00:01:44
  • 2011-05-20 · How to Vlog: From the Vlogbrothers — announcement: Hank says he wrote a script for this video and will post it on his Tumblr so viewers can compare it with the finished video. — 00:01:31
  • 2011-05-23 · Eating the Unicorn — John: After years as fans of the Eff Yeah Nerdfighters Tumblr, John and Hank both got Tumblrs earlier this month (May 2011), on the same day. — 00:02:34
  • 2011-05-23 · Eating the Unicorn — John says Tumblr seems to be the top destination for Nerdfighter jokes, Looking for Alaska quotations, DFTBA tattoos, Pizza John jokes and Humpy Hank sites. (hedged) — 00:02:50
  • 2011-05-23 · Eating the Unicorn — ask: John tells Nerdfighters on Tumblr to follow Eff Yeah Nerdfighters, and also Hank at edwardspoonhands and John at fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com. — 00:03:09
  • 2011-06-15 (said on 2011-06-14, implied) · Question Tuesday! Paula Deen Riding Me (and critical reading) — John sets Hank's punishment as the one most popular in Nerdfighteria, Humpy Hank All Over Town: Hank must hump the town. (playful) — 00:02:23
  • 2011-06-15 (said on 2011-06-14, implied) · Question Tuesday! Paula Deen Riding Me (and critical reading) — John: Asked about Tumblr, John calls it the internet's number one destination for images of Paula Deen riding him — the title bit. (joke) — 00:02:34
  • 2011-06-20 · On Religion — John: how to balance the urge to be more than nihilists with blunting consciousness's sharp edges through funny stuff like Paula Deen riding Paula Deen riding him, or Humpy Hank. — 00:02:58
  • 2011-07-01 · Humping the Town — recommendation: The description links the Wall Street Journal article and asks readers to follow it with John's excellent analysis of it on his Tumblr. — video description
  • 2011-07-25 · I Am Not a P#$$Y - this video contains mild swear words. — Hank says he originally wrote this rant on his Tumblr (linked below) and loves Tumblr. — 00:02:26
  • 2011-08-26 · Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. — announcement: John gives his Tumblr address, fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com, with a link in the doobly-doo. — 00:02:19
  • 2011-09-09 · 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III — Hank says there are many great Nerdfighters on Tumblr, which amazes him as a place that encourages creation in a new, interesting, fun and fascinating way. — 00:03:11
  • 2011-09-09 · 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III — ask: Hank asks viewers to follow Eff Yeah Nerdfighters on Tumblr, which finds the best things in Nerdfighteria, such as Sharkeye Jones's laser-eyed Pizza John art. — 00:03:26
  • 2011-09-12 · Adorable Baby and Insufficient Cartography — John says the great thing is that the brothers are not the only Nerdfighters: thousands work together through YouTube comments, Twitter, Tumblr, the Ning and Your Pants to improve the maps, making better maps than anyone could alone. — 00:01:50
  • 2011-09-14 (said on 2011-09-15, implied) · How to Make Ideas Real: Readit1st.com — Hank made a logo in Fireworks and shared it on Twitter and Tumblr; he got many genius ideas for ReadIt1st and ignored them all, because it needs just one thing to do its job: a newsletter. — 00:01:43
  • 2011-09-14 (said on 2011-09-15, implied) · How to Make Ideas Real: Readit1st.com — Hank says about a dozen logo versions on Tumblr made a rewarding critique, then he made an executive decision on a logo they are stuck with, not the best but needed to move on. — 00:02:00
  • 2011-09-21 · NERD FACTOR — John reports a nerdfighter's Tumblr discovery that as Hank ages he will look more and more like popcorn magnate Orville Redenbacher. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2011-10-21 · Signing Psychosis, BlizzCon, TFiOS, Awesome Adventures, and URLatron — ask: Hank asks all of Nerdfighteria to dress poorly in commiseration with John and post photos tagged 'signing psychosis', preferably on Tumblr or Twitter, so they can laugh at them. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2011-10-21 · Signing Psychosis, BlizzCon, TFiOS, Awesome Adventures, and URLatron — announcement: Hank: A year ago Hank's video on setting up a .com domain described a process costing about $80; a friend's brain crack simplified it and, after months of work, URLatron is ready to launch. — 00:02:26
  • 2011-10-21 · Signing Psychosis, BlizzCon, TFiOS, Awesome Adventures, and URLatron — announcement: Hank: URLatron turns a Tumblog into a .com domain in about five minutes of work for $30, with custom email addresses; Hank invites interested viewers to check out urlatron.com. — 00:02:26
  • 2011-10-24 · Signing Psychosis Takes Over — John thanks everyone for joining in Signing Psychosis: Nerdfighteria's fashion sense is getting worse along with his, which makes him feel better. (playful) — 00:00:09
  • 2011-11-02 · LECTROJOG! — John jokes that the video will alienate new viewers; understanding it takes 894 Vlogbrothers videos, the Swoodilypoopers, some Hank and Katherine play videos and joining Tumblr. (playful) — 00:02:15
  • 2011-11-18 · Top 5 Reasons ████ ██ ██████ — Hank argues sites shouldn't be blamed for users' uploads: the PROTECT IP Act would make Tumblr responsible for GIFs of Abed from Community and could get it switched off. — 00:02:13
  • 2011-11-21 · Old Man Narrates Young Girl — John argues copyright is complex: posting a quote from his book on Tumblr is fine, posting the whole book is infringement, and where the line falls is ill-defined. — 00:01:34
  • 2011-11-21 · Old Man Narrates Young Girl — John says the legislation before Congress would increase that inequality: YouTube, Google and Tumblr can afford lawyers against Viacom, he can't, and it won't stop already-illegal wholesale piracy. — 00:02:54
  • 2011-11-28 · Stuffed with STUFF! — Hank says URLatron, which turns a Tumblr into a .com domain, launched well but few people signed up, probably because it was too expensive. (hedged) — 00:01:27
  • 2011-11-28 · Stuffed with STUFF! — announcement: Hank cuts URLatron's price from $30 to $15 and points viewers to URLatron.com. — 00:01:27
  • 2011-12-09 · Puppies and The Tour de Nerdfighting 2012 — ask: John invites tour questions in the comments or on Tumblr and says he will try to reply. — video description
  • 2011-12-23 · There Will Be NO SPOILERS!!! — John: As word spread, more and more Nerdfighters on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook pledged not to read the book before January 10, or not to spoil it for the majority who receive it then. — 00:01:52

Also named in: Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies, Greek Phallic Disco Golf Balls: A Free Association Game

2012

  • 2012-01-13 (said on 2012-01-10, implied) · TFiOS PARTY! — Hank thanks everyone who has bought and is reading The Fault in Our Stars and posting pictures of themselves with it on Tumblr. — 00:01:32
  • 2012-01-31 · How It Felt — John: Like the internet, the tour went by very fast, like pressing the down key on Tumblr; John says a problem with the internet is that things pass too fast to really experience them. — 00:00:30
  • 2012-02-10 · How Big is the Universe? — ask: Hank says his Tumblr died and asks people who followed him there to follow him again. — 00:02:40
  • 2012-04-24 · Beneath an Abandoned Hospital: Thoughts from Places — John suggests this is why we explore, read, watch sports, browse Tumblr and study astrophysics: whether watching horror movies or visiting their sets, we seek the terrifying, awesome, otherworldly feeling of not knowing what lies in wait. (hedged) — 00:03:08
  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — recommendation: The description points people bragging about using ad blockers to a post on Hank's Tumblr about ad blocking. — video description
  • 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — John says this dependence means companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter and Tumblr have to listen to their users, which is good. — 00:00:59
  • 2012-05-25 · The Subway Where I Used To Go (Somebody That I Used To Know / Gotye Parody) — sponsor: Hank says the song was not an advertisement: Jimmy John's paid him nothing, he just saw a picture on Tumblr; though 'that thing over there' is an ad. — 00:01:49
  • 2012-07-27 · Tumblr: The Musical — Hank says he wanted to make a complicated, epic video but has no time, and not because he is busy; the song that follows blames Tumblr. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2012-07-27 · Tumblr: The Musical — Hank: In the song Hank portrays Tumblr as a compulsive, dopamine-chasing scroll that keeps him glued to his screen, full of cats, memes, fandoms and GIFs. (playful) — 00:00:07
  • 2012-07-27 · Tumblr: The Musical — Hank: The song ends with the claim that everyone can agree Tumblr is the place for him. (playful) — 00:01:36
  • 2012-07-27 · Tumblr: The Musical — Hank found the YouTube channel AVbyte, which makes a new musical every week, after someone linked him their Instagram musical; he emailed them proposing a Tumblr musical starring him. — 00:02:23
  • 2012-07-27 · Tumblr: The Musical — announcement: Hank: The song is not on iTunes yet but will be shortly; Hank will tweet it and put it on his Tumblr. — 00:03:29
  • 2012-07-27 · Tumblr: The Musical — recommendation: Hank calls Tumblr a weird but very fun place and urges viewers not to spend their whole lives there but to go do other, even outside, things. (playful) — 00:03:34
  • 2012-08-10 · I Don't Have a Favorite Pony — Hank: In the song Hank says something is happening on the internet that he doesn't get, with thousands of fans making Tumblrs, fanfics and bulletin boards, and that all that excitement is great. (playful) — 00:00:06
  • 2012-08-21 · Is College Worth It? — John takes up long-time Nerdfighter roxinpunch's Tumblr question whether college, with its overpriced degrees, is even worth it, as relevant to students and to people still repaying loans. — 00:00:02
  • 2012-09-18 (said on 2012-09-16, implied) · Existential Airport Anxiety — John: Recalling Montag's line about walls yelling at him, John says we literally live in a world of shouty walls, and his phone holds billions of voices on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. — 00:01:01
  • 2012-09-25 · Do Businesses Need to Suck? — John found watercolor paintings with quotes from his books by Malaysian Nerdfighter May; they print posters he signs, and the royalties can support her through university and a graphic-design job search. — 00:01:56
  • 2012-10-12 · Human Sexuality is Complicated… — Hank introduces romantic orientation, an idea he met on Tumblr the day before, which separates wanting intimate relationships from sex as their goal. — 00:02:17
  • 2012-10-16 · Burning Peeps, My OTP, and Velociraptors: It's Question Tuesday — John: Asked whether Barack Obama's Tumblr really posted Hank's voting video, John first says no, then, surprised, tells Hank he is on the President's Tumblr. — 00:02:37
  • 2012-11-23 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — Hank thanks the Nerdcrafteria Minecraft server, Tumblr, the Ning and other online places where Nerdfighters gather, and the people who watch and support his work, even sappy videos like this. — 00:03:14
  • 2012-11-23 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — Hank is thankful for John, who always drives him to do new and difficult things, is raising a wonderful family and says wise things on Tumblr. — 00:03:32
  • 2012-12-11 · Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS — John says Nerdfighteria used to be a YouTube-based phenomenon but now has many places, listing Minecrafteria, Facebook groups, the Ning, Our Pants, Reddit, Tumblr and Kiva, and probably more. — 00:00:58

Also named in: The Dangling Rope of Terror: It's Question Tuesday, Flinching in the Shower, 1000 VIDEOS!!!, Thoughts from Dead Animals

2013

Also named in: Addicted to the Internet, Applying for Health Insurance: Then and Now

2014

2015

  • 2015-01-13 · On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome — John says he is going back to writing, and that he heard on Tumblr that Hank is also writing a story, joking that this is how he learns about his brother's life. (playful) — 00:03:37
  • 2015-01-23 · Interviewing the President — In the description Hank says he is exhausted but pretty euphoric, and that his thoughts and analysis of the interview are on his Tumblr, not in this video. — video description
  • 2015-01-27 · Will Life Get Better for the Poor? — John says we do not actually live in two worlds; it only feels so because no one in his neighborhood, or whom he follows on Tumblr, Twitter or Instagram, has stunted kids. — 00:02:34
  • 2015-02-03 (said on 2015-01-30, implied) · Beards, Birds, and the Paper Towns Release Date: Question Tuesday! — John says that if Hank thinks it is hard for him, he should imagine what it is like for Dave Green. (joke) — 00:02:34
  • 2015-02-06 · You Will Be Forgotten ...And That's OK — Hank says he loves Tumblr text posts: those that rise to six or seven figures of notes become almost objectively great, the height of a pretty weird form. — 00:00:00
  • 2015-02-06 · You Will Be Forgotten ...And That's OK — Hank says that, like all media, Tumblr text posts say a lot about the culture that creates, honors and promotes them. — 00:00:27
  • 2015-02-06 · You Will Be Forgotten ...And That's OK — Hank quotes a text post about being terrified of an ordinary, routine life and not doing anything different to be remembered by, and says it has around half a million notes. — 00:00:36
  • 2015-02-13 · Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions — Hank says that, with nothing pressing to make a video about, he turned this one over to the Nerdfighters of Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Reddit to decide what he would do. — 00:00:01
  • 2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John says the Paper Towns line 'I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met' has been quoted a lot, pops up all the time on Tumblr and has over 1,700 likes on Goodreads. — 00:00:15
  • 2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John: Last week (week of 9 February 2015) John found a copyright-subreddit post saying a friend's Tumblr line was attributed to him and sold as a poster; he illegally downloaded a pirated copy of his own novel, searched it, and the line was not there. — 00:01:20
  • 2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John corrects the record: the line was written several years ago by a 13-year-old Nerdfighter, Melody, who often quoted his books and made art on her Tumblr; someone assumed he wrote it. — 00:01:44
  • 2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John says Melody now gets lots of hateful asks in her Tumblr inbox from people accusing her of stealing John Green's quote. — 00:02:01
  • 2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John admits he is 'a bit of a grapefruit' for getting into this, and says it is not his first misattribution: a line from One Tree Hill's series finale is widely attributed to him on Tumblr, though he did not write it. (playful) — 00:02:36
  • 2015-03-13 · Screaming Into Pillows — Hank tells Nerdfighteria they are really important in his life, so it feels wrong not to talk about important things happening to him, on video or social media. — 00:00:59
  • 2015-05-19 · Pain Destroys Language: John after the Dentist — announcement: John: The fundraiser is called 'Nerdfighters Opposed to Human Suffering Including but not Limited to John's Post-Operative Pain'; a Tumblr Nerdfighter abbreviated it and John gives it a silly pronunciation. (playful) — 00:01:49
  • 2015-05-26 · Sixteen Parts — announcement: John: The Paper Towns film comes out in about 56 days in the US, at different times elsewhere; John will travel to support the release, at least to Brazil and the UK and probably other places. (hedged) — 00:02:58
  • 2015-06-05 · Just for Nerdfighters — Hank says Nerdfighteria should be defined now and then: told on Tumblr that someone was shamed in a Nerdfighter community for being transgender, he says that is not what a Nerdfighter does. (hedged) — 00:01:05
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — announcement: John: The Paris stop of the Paper Towns tour is a meet and greet on June 17 at 6:30 pm at the Librairie de Paris. — video description
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — announcement: John: The Berlin event is fully booked; Fox's German account @FoxDeutschland will announce any further tickets. — video description
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — announcement: John: A special Paper Towns event is coming to London very soon, with details from @UKPaperTowns. — video description
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — announcement: John: The US leg, where viewers' votes decide where Cara, Nat and John go, is called the #GetLostGetFound tour; FAQs are on John's Tumblr. — video description
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — announcement: John: Next week (week of 15 June 2015) John tours Europe with his wife and friends: a sold-out Berlin event on Tuesday June 16, meeting people outside a Paris bookstore Wednesday, London on Thursday (place and time to be determined). — 00:00:06
  • 2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — announcement: John, Nat and Cara will tour the US in July, visiting the states with the most votes at papertownsmovie.com/tour, where one Tumblr like or reblog counts as one vote, until June 15. — 00:01:10
  • 2015-06-16 (said on 2015-06-13, implied) · Paper Towns Madrid with Nat Wolff! THE TOUR BEGINS — The description says the European leg of the Paper Towns press tour begins in Madrid, with John and Nat Wolff pushing through crushing jet lag. — video description
  • 2015-06-19 · 19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet — Hank says many people on Twitter and Tumblr pointed him to Wheaton's Law, basically 'don't be a jerk', which he likes but finds a little subjective. — 00:02:49
  • 2015-06-23 · Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff — John records Question Tuesday in the back of a movie theater in Berlin with Nat Wolff, who plays Q, and Cara Delevingne, who plays Margo Roth Spiegelman in the Paper Towns film. — 00:00:06
  • 2015-06-30 · Some News — announcement: John says he, Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff and Halston Sage will tour the US before the Paper Towns film comes out, in the states that won a Tumblr vote: Ohio, Texas and Indiana. — 00:00:41
  • 2015-06-30 · Some News — John thanks the many voters from outside Indiana who helped his small home state win so he could have a tour day with his family. — 00:00:54
  • 2015-06-30 · Some News — announcement: John: The tour stops are Indianapolis on July 14th, Columbus, Ohio on July 15th and Dallas, Texas on July 16th; all events are free. — 00:01:06
  • 2015-07-14 · On Exhaustion — announcement: John will be in Indianapolis the next day for the start of the Paper Towns tour with Nat, Cara, Akilah Hughes and Nerdfighters, then Columbus and Dallas; events are free, details in the doobly-doo. — 00:00:45
  • 2015-07-21 · PAPER TOWNS IS HERE AND JOHN IS A BALL OF ANXIETY — John met many thousands of Nerdfighters around the country, and many wanted to say hello to Hank, as crowds then do. — 00:00:16
  • 2015-07-28 · Paper Towns, Agloe, and Touring: Thoughts from (Many) Places — John says the past two months were long and difficult; he missed his family and is glad to be home, but the tour week was an adventure that brought him closer to people he loves. — 00:03:37
  • 2015-09-11 · Yellowstone: The Terror of Change — Hank: A couple of weeks ago Tumblr changed how it displays reblogs; Hank did not like it because it was change, and was frustrated. — 00:00:01
  • 2015-09-11 · Yellowstone: The Terror of Change — Hank: Since even the ground could one day fly into the air and land in Texas, Hank suggests how his Tumblr reblogs look isn't what he should worry about. (hedged) — 00:03:10
  • 2015-11-18 · SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8) — John says Rosianna took away his Tumblr password, so he no longer knows what is happening on Tumblr. — 00:01:43

Also named in: Why Are Fewer People Studying Science and Engineering?

2016

Also named in: The Time I Fell Asleep with an M&M in My Mouth (and a song)

2017

  • 2017-11-08 · Follow Hank All Day — Hank works on a song for the first time in a while; it was meant for Song Wednesday but isn't happening, so he put it on his Tumblr though it still has problems. — 00:00:15

2018

2019

Also named in: Why Are We Still Doing This? - Reunion Video!

2021

2022

2023

2024

  • 2024-08-07 · Dear Hank and John Livestream! — John finds Tumblr a ghost town of 15-year users and people fleeing other platforms for its less sophisticated algorithms, which come from lack of expertise, not choice. — 00:16:41
  • 2024-08-27 · How The Internet Is Rigged — John: In 2011 John built a large audience on Tumblr, which, as Tumblr grew, sold many copies of The Fault in Our Stars. — 00:03:06
  • 2024-11-01 · Working Through a Crisis with My Brother — John says relying on outside validation is not good because it is always fickle; when it goes, as in a Tumblr 2013 incident, you are left hollow. — 00:05:36

2025

  • 2025-06-24 · Am I Cigarettes? — John: Now a little voice tells John to check the internet while he reads or works; he resists, gives in to the craving, checks Reddit, Tumblr and Bluesky, and it is cigarettes all over again. — 00:01:03
  • 2025-06-24 · Am I Cigarettes? — John admits he is still on Tumblr, calling himself a proper internet degenerate. (playful) — 00:01:24
  • 2025-07-15 · LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think — John says their brother Dave Green doesn't think about such things: he is a practical man interested in running a Wendy's, caring for his family and paying the mortgage. (playful) — 00:07:16
  • 2025-07-15 · LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think — Hank reveals that Dave is actually a fish: a man-sized largemouth bass with consciousness who manages a Wendy's and now stays in a tank as manager. (joke) — 00:07:16
  • 2025-12-09 · Hank Green, from A to Z — John names Hank's Tumblr, Edward Spoonhands, which keeps the 2008 bit's name; Hank is on Tumblr much less than John. — 00:00:58
  • 2025-12-09 · Hank Green, from A to Z — John calls URLatron one of Hank's less successful ventures, like Linktree before anyone needed one: not a bad idea, just ahead of its time. — 00:04:22

2026

  • 2026-01-20 · Am I ... Good? — John: Searching his tag on Tumblr, John came across a quote attributed to him that he had no memory of writing; unlike usual misquotes, it carried an attribution. — 00:00:00
  • 2026-01-20 · Am I ... Good? — John: Taking up a Tumblr user's point, John says that calling himself a bad writer also dismisses readers who love his work, the last thing he wants. — 00:04:37
  • 2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! — John had not read Zombicorns for years until it showed up in his Tumblr feed, and discovered, to his huge surprise, that he likes his work. — 02:03:49
  • 2026-02-15 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! — John: Asked about fishing boat proceeds, John says he still has never had any: it was his Tumblr name and a 2007 Nerdfighter joke; his friend Joe owns a fishing boat, which is easier to turn into losses. (playful) — 03:15:26
  • 2026-10-06 · Make Your Art. — John does not care whether your art is sweaters, YouTube videos, home-cooked meals, soccer commentary or Tumblr fanfiction, only that you make it and share it despite the costs. — 00:02:42
  • 2026-10-09 · The Productivity Lie — Hank has worked many easy hours while quite lazy: scrolling Tumblr was once his job, and editing video is an easy flow state that relaxes and recharges him, more than TV. — 00:10:26
  • 2026-10-23 · The Best Email I Ever Got — Hank did not care about winning an Emmy: what mattered was the Lizzie Bennet Diaries getting lots of YouTube views and fan reactions on Tumblr and Twitter, the people whose judgment he cared about. — 00:01:01