Life – Adam's Blog

January 24, 2019

Done Is Better Than Perfect 2019 edition

So I was chilling at home watching YouTube before work when I came across a video response to Peter McKinnon. The video was titled is Peter McKinnon wrong?. An interesting video I thought and so I clicked it not knowing that I was stumbling into one of the best advice anyone can give me.

Jamie Windsor was making an argument or rather a clarification on McKinnon’s Done is better than perfect video making the point of working little harder may give you much better results which I totally agree with but that’s not what caught my attention. My biggest problem when producing content was always aiming toward the sky. The perfect blog post, the perfect video. And while creating great content is not the problem, the aim for perfection is what made me not release or even start many ideas that could have ended on my blog or channel.

Done is better than perfect

A simple yet powerful phrase changed my thinking from the moment I watched the video. How come I never heard or thought of this powerful concept before? I even wrote a blog post about perfection before but this phrase gives me a clear idea on what I was doing wrong and what I should be doing. Forget perfection and start creating. Progress will come with time as the video pointed out and that is correct. I started writing and filming practically from zero and while I do not claim to be at the top, my content is 10 times better than what it used to be. Getting things done is what I should be focusing on rather than how good the content really is or how people will view it.

Of course getting better and learning new things should be your goal from the start but don’t let the perfect image in your mind stop you from creating. So after hearing the phrase I immediately knew what needed to be done. I hope to live through 2019 with this more and produce more content without the pressure of perfection and what other people think. If anything, I should have seen this earlier considering that a lot of top channels produce above average continent and still be successful. Not trying to put anyone down or advocate for laziness but you all understood what I mean.

Anyway, just wanted to share this enlightenment or whatever you want to call it and hope that it will help someone out there. If one person enjoyed your content or found it helpful than you made a difference regardless of how perfect your message was.

July 19, 2016July 20, 2016

Arkham Keychain

So it’s been sometimes since I last blogged due to me being busy with my YouTube channel. Nevertheless, I picked up a few goodies while playing new games including Call of duty Black OPS3 and currently Dying Ligh which I enjoy very much.

So it’s been awhile since I first had my own house key along with my own keychain. I picked up around Micky one while in Disney Paris and stuck with it for over a year. I’m not the type that changes the keychain often but figured I would yearly or so as refreshment is always good, even in small stuff like this.

What caught my attention is this particular keychain as I’m a big fan of the Arkham series, although not so with its last game Arkham Knight. So anyway, I place an order and wait. Once the package arrived, I opened it up and got shocked by the build quality of the keychain.

As you can see, the build material is solid and well detailed although the sharp edges are kinda a health hazard but rarely place it in my pocket and keep in the car while away. Overall, I’m satisfied with my purchase. My next one will probably be retro related preferably Dreamcast or Sega Saturn but am open for anything cool.

As I said, the keychain may not be a big deal to some but doing what you like even on a small scale is always good. If doing a certain thing makes you happy then go for it.

Anyway, I hope you all are good and are moving forward in life. Take care and I will catch you in my next one.

April 19, 2016

My latest developments

Hey guys, how you all been? First, I apologize for not blogging for some time but I was doing allot of activities. I completed the third book of Harry Potter, progressed in Resident Evil Zero in order to write a guide for GameFAQs, bought a new GPU but most importantly worked on my YouTube channel. I’m happy to report that the channel is no longer in Beta. I managed to iron out the mistakes I used to do, updated my channel art and set a standard style for all my upcoming content.

Running a YouTube channel is not easy, at least when you’re taking it seriously. However, this blog will remain alive and active as well as my personal non-gaming one. For the most part, I will post content best suited to a blog as well as more details or information about a topic I may have covered on my YouTube channel.

I will resume writing game guides for GameFAQs.com soon so that’s not going anywhere as well. I spent the last few months updating my old FAQs with more detailed information and fixing the spelling/grammar mistakes. There are many more games I would like to write for so expect more content in the near future.

My personal non-gaming blog will receive content as well. Mostly personal stories, experience or tech. The reason I created that blog was mostly due to the Ghost blogging system that I wanted to try and I must say I love it. Simple and looks great out of the box.

Keep an eye on my social media mostly twitter as I am active the most on, followed by Google+. My Facebook is sort of like a collection log for all my content but unless someone message me, I’m not that active on it. You can request specific content by messaging or twitting me directly. Note that my twitter feed is shown on the right side of this website.

I’m fully intending to mix both my YouTube and this blog’s content together and make this website a central hub for all my work. If anything is happening, you will hear about it here or on Twitter. Writing was and still is a big part of me and I’m not intending of letting go.

Thank you very much for your support and I hope I will continue to provide helpful and entertaining content for you to enjoy.

October 10, 2015October 10, 2015

Latest life updates

As you probably guessed, I took a break from blogging gaming related stuff – I did post my late Resident Evil Revelations 2 review though- and instead focused on writing gaming guides for GameFAQs.com, posting on my personal blog/political stuff on Medium and gaming itself.

What am I playing?

Yes I played the PC version to death and mixed out the available level ups and weapons upgrades. Why get the Xbox One version? I like having a physical copy of the game so I can play it whenever I want after/if the digital service goes under in the future. The more important reason is I have my brother and friend joying in, triple the fun. I was never a online shooter guy even though I own counter strike and call of duty but this game got it right. Very underrated game to be honest.

Speaking of Titanfall, my keyboard and mouse are getting old and I’m thinking of an upgrade. Guess my wish list?

While they both look nice, the keyboard cost around $118.99. That is pretty expensive although not as expensive as what I seen in the local computer shops not to mention that I will be spending this much on something that wont even improve the frame rates of any game but is nice to have. Wish list for now until I find something better or this goes on sale.

On the PC side, I’m in the last chapter of Resident Evil Revelation and as my review stated; this game is amazing. The best since Resident Evil Code Veronica. The game play is creepy and controls are tight. Even the enemies are somehow as good as zombies and this is just a budget game. Looking forward to Resident Evil 7 although I wont get my hope up.

Capcom did a huge mistake by going in the action direction when it comes to Resident Evil and paid the price with lower sales except RE4. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.

Moving on to my YouTube gaming channel; I’m waiting for my ordered Blue Microphones Snowball to arrive. Decent video with bad sound will ruin the whole thing, and I though that HD video is the ultimate king.

No, I am not ditching blogging as writing is something I enjoy and did/do for over 15 years even though I never called myself a writer. The gaming channel is something I always wanted to do to reach bigger audiences and more personal touch as opposite to blogging. Yes blogging is still king when it comes to info and what not so its not going anywhere anytime soon.

So what have you all been up to these days?

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

Back from vacation, Back to blogging

Bonjour, I just returned from a great vacation and a much needed rest. I finally got married and what better place to celebrate at than Paris and Disney?

Disney Paris was amazing. I did not except it to be that fun considering I’m 29, but I did. The place was freezing and I came prepared, just not 100% and paid for it with being cold throughout my trip.

Back to Disney, there aren’t many rides or games to play, instead you are faced with parade and many themed smaller parks like the cowboy town and Aladdin cave. Not a bad thing but I expected little more from THE amusement park.

Moving on to Paris city, I bet you were Expecting the pic. I wanted to climb it but the cold + a massive Que made me quickly change my mind. Everything look old and nicely designed. Even for me, a lover of tech the city felt nostalgic.

Notre dame was amazing as well. Silly as it may sound; I never knew that the Disney cartoon was inspired by a true story.

Inside was even more beautiful than the outside if that makes any sense. I loved the mid-evil feel to the place and even light up a candle.

Yes, I managed to catch Mercedes fashion show on shanzelize street. The whole street is active and alive. H&M, Zara and many others dominate the street as they were originally started here.

Of course I manged to mistakenly visit a gaming store, well not just gaming but a whole section dedicated to great stuff.

All I can say is, I enjoyed Paris but loved Val Europe more. The hotel we stayed at was great and so was the surroundings. I recommend visiting France but don’t over stay. A 7 to 5 days is enough unless you know where your going.

Great to be back.

October 11, 2014

So whats happening?

I apologies for not blogging much during the last two weeks. I had a few things going like finishing Resident Evil 6 and starting 4 on the Xbox 360, sorting my eBay purchases which are yet to arrive and some other things.

I was planing to get a PS4 and later Xbox One but decided to give it more time since no big games are coming out that are not available on the PC. I will be placing an Evil Within preorder on my Xbox 360 until I decide what to do next.

I have also placed an order for a replacement CPU for my brothers old rig which is yet to arrive.

Other than that, Crash Team racing also arrived which I think is the best vs racing game on any system including Mario Cart.

Im still searching eBay components for my new Rig but may grab a rare Saturn game or two in the process. So how is everyone? Keep Gaming and have fun.

I finally joined the 30s club, and what a ride it was.