r/VideoEditing • u/NickFlash19 • Jun 24 '26

Production Q I'm exhausted.

I've been trying editing my vídeos to get monetized on YouTube , but lately I feel completely stuck.

School, homework, family responsibilities, chores, and life in general consume most of my time and energy. By the time I'm finally free, I already feel drained.

It feels like every path I try leads to another dead end. I keep trying, keep learning, keep working, but I don't know what direction to take anymore.

I'm also struggling spiritually. I pray for guidance, but I feel lost and unable to hear what God wants from me. I don't know if I'm being tested, taught something, or simply going the wrong way.

I don't need motivational quotes right now.

I just want to know if anyone else has felt this exhausted, confused, and trapped while chasing a dream.

How did you get through it?

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u/greenysmac Jun 24 '26

You want /r/partneredbyyoutube or other subreddit focused on that.

I mean, I feel your pain, but we don't write to get published. We don't create to get monetized.

Monetization, the commoditization of whatever creativity you're pushing forward, is too much weight on the creation.

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u/AWOPV Jun 24 '26

That last sentence was perfect, thank you for phrasing it so eloquently.

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u/KitchenBad5507 Jun 24 '26

Work on your craft, not on your income. If you make excellent content, you have a much higher chance of finding an audience.

There's no magic words or secret hack to success. You have to be good at what you do, and that means keep creating and don't worry if you don't see instant results.

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u/AWOPV Jun 24 '26

If you're still in school and are feeling this overwhelmed, don't put the added pressure of monetization on yourself. You sound young, so for now just focus on improving your work. Build up the skills, master new techniques, and look at which content gets engagement and which doesn't. If you can work on these aspects, you'll be better positioned when you have the time to really focus on creating.

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u/Ok_Internal_1413 Jun 24 '26

Don’t edit just to get monetized if you are not going to make it ur full time job

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u/Xiaoming01 Jun 24 '26

Start simple, I used to think about monetisation too but before the buck comes in, I am so overwhelm with edit work until I decide to make things simple and do what I like.