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Work, favorite hobbies, creativity and more - is it possible to combine them all and give your all to each activity? Or maybe you just need to find yourself in one activity that truly brings pleasure, and devote all your time to it? We talked to a popular content-maker from Armenia to find out how much time a day it takes to create content, whether blogging can be combined with other hobbies, and revealed the formula for success in the profession.
Mais Vardanian - lifestyle blogger with the kindest content and 27k subscribers.
Is blogging one of your goals, a long-time dream, or just a coincidence? How did you come to this profession?
Moving from Moscow to Yerevan was the starting point of my search for myself and a new job I loved. In Moscow I had a comfortable and carefree life, work, friends. And here - a completely new city, opportunities and difficulties at the same time.
For a year I looked for myself, tried different areas and even tried to open an establishment, but I felt it was all wrong.
It turns out that the answer lies on the surface: you need to do something that will bring you pleasure. It's a simple truth, but it doesn't come right away. So, when I realized this from my own experience, I made the decision to quit everything and start doing what I really like. That's how I plunged headlong into creativity.
By the way, thoughts of becoming a blogger were in my head back in Moscow, but I did not take them seriously, as, in principle, many people do (smiles).
Is a blogger's daily routine 24/7 content work?
In order to succeed at something, you have to concentrate 100% on it. I am sure that persistence and hard work is the way to success, so I made a decision not to combine blogging with anything else.
My every day begins with filming. Then there's editing, generating ideas for new content, and finding inspiration. However, my life is not only limited by content. I devote most of my free time to music: singing and playing the piano. I'm planning to release my first track in the near future, so a large part of the effort is also devoted to creativity.
Oh, almost forgot: I also like to play CS (Counter-Strike). I don't have much time for this hobby these days, but it's not a bad option for leisure activities when you need to relax and have a good rest (smiles).
What are the 3 things that you can't live without?
Music, family, filming - the three components of harmony with yourself and the outside world. Being surrounded and supported, as well as doing what you love, inspires to do new things and helps to grow and move on.
And when it comes to material values: how much have devices entered your life and routine?
In today's world, it's hard to imagine your life without devices. Life is so much easier with them - that's a fact. My work is impossible without a good gadget. And in general, times are such that you can't find a restaurant or order a taxi without your phone (laughs).
My day starts with filming on my phone and ends with editing, which is also done on my smartphone. So yes, I am very dependent on my iPhone, as many people like to say.
Why iPhone? What functionality made this device indispensable for work and blogging?
I have started to use Apple devices since they became available here. So, it's hard to even imagine using anything else. From the OS to the shooting modes, everything is perfect for me as a blogger and as a regular person.
The speed of my iPhone 14 Plus is something. I'm very happy that the phone loads quickly, switches from application to application, executes commands. For this, I suppose, you need to thank the processor (smiles). Comfortable shape, perfect screen size, I'm not even talking about the quality of shooting. The iPhone is definitely a top gadget, no matter what you look at. It makes life much easier and can even replace other modern devices. For example, with the powerful sound of the speakers, you can get the effect of a portable speaker, even though it is just a phone.
And the last. Name three special features, because of which you will not change your iPhone to another gadget.
Cinematic mode, night mode, a wide range of editing apps in the App Store, a bright and saturated XDR display and, of course, a powerful camera. It's too difficult to choose, so there will be five (smiles). Indeed, this functionality helps a lot in content creation. Modes give you the freedom to shoot in absolutely any environment, apps give you a wide range of editing possibilities and a variety of content, and the display is optimized for size, rich in color and creates a picture that is pleasing to the eye.
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