6 Ways to Have a Productive Summer Break - College Info Geek 

*finds this after summer break*

Hey all! So this is the first time I've ever tried to make a video like this, which means it's a bit of an experiment. First time ever filming scripted lines in public and in multiple locations, first time ever using a lav mic... so it was definitely a learning experience. What do you guys think?

Hey Thomas! Pro's of the video experiment: - Change of evironment. - Makes you look professional. - It makes it more interesting to watch. - Very cool. Con's of the video experiment: - Camera moving constantly. - Walking arround makes it a little bit awkward. - Your body language isn't as confident as in other videos. Tips(?): - Maybe keep that outdoors background but try to explain the content of the video while remaining still. That way you might find it easier to focus on moving your hands and body more efficiently and forget about where you put your feet. It's my opinion though =] These tips about being more productive during summer WILL come in handy. Thank you!

basically what he said was... Summer job internship study abroad summer classes personal project

The sound is fantastic. Whatever stabilizer you used looks great, albeit it was a bit overused. If you are trying to increase the production value of your videos, you should also get a diffusion screen and a reflector to even out the lighting, especially if you're filming outside. These are pretty easy to cheaply DIY.

found that tip about work expanding like air very useful, good job and excellent production value on the video

The reference to air being compressed and time was phenomenal! And all your tips are 100% true, I'm loving through it right now and an internship for the summer opened my eyes on what I wanted to do... I should probably get a journal though..

As a college student, these tips were really helpful! I actually happen to be trying to work on some of my own projects over this summer but I thought I would hit the same problem of having too much unconstrained time so I'm doing a part time job as well for 20hrs/week. That seems to have helped give me more structure to my days but I slightly underestimated how much time I was giving over to the job. So for anyone considering the idea, I would suggest not to let the side activity take too much more than 10-15 hours/ week because then you may find it difficult to conjure enough time and energy to be productive with your actual project.

Where have you been my first 3 years of college?? 😭😭😭 Glad I found your channel this summer!

Still working on the whole productivity/time wasting thing during the summer (your videos help so much) but one of the things that worked so well for me unintentionally was getting a volunteer position with the university I was attending in the summer before my first year. Right after high school I was on campus ans interacting with current students from various years who were actually employed by the organization. Not only was I comfortable with campus months before starting uni but I gained some incredible contacts that I can access if I need help or advice

I graduated in June and was glad to have found your videos. I didn't always need tips, but if I did there was more often than not a video about that topic on your channel. Whether the tips applied to my situation or not, the content was still interesting or entertaining to listen to. For the people who are new here, I recommend subscribing. It might help make your studying a bit simpler! Keep up the awesome content, Thomas.

My personal opinion : It's good to be educated and sophisticated in many ways. You do need to acknowledge your success and achievements, but i personally believe that Thomas is a bit of a hard - worker, and while it may seem like it's definitely paying off (which it does), i can always spot a robotic behavior in him. It is surely his own right to do with his life whatever he wants, but living with every day plans, what you will be doing every hour, playing games, working, studying, socializing, staying concentrated on important tasks is a bit of an exaggeration in life, if i can call it like that. It's like, you are trying too hard to do EVERYTHING. I still don't know why, and it probably does have it flaws, but i am sure he is also tired a lot. If i were him, i would probably go more frequently in other countries, visiting places etc... I admire education and i think it's the way of knowing things, but i do believe that there's a limit on how much you need and want to know, because going above the limit itself is not only tiring but it's also wasting of your time (depends on what you are educating yourself in). The body comes first, and i just learned that YEARS ago, unfortunately, on my own self. I do not know for others, but i do choose intelligence over knowledge. We have only one life, and we should consider spending it carefully, not just filling ourselves with information, knowing that we, as i said, have only one life and could die any time from now.

Thomas, I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to discover what I've been doing wrong these past few years. Parkinson's Law is something I've been struggling with for a long time! It's nice to finally define it. Now I just have to work on it! Also I wanted to say that I admire the way you assess every situation objectively, always finding efficient ways to accomplish everyday tasks :) You are the best!

I see a lot of people commenting on how it is a bit late..not sure if they are referring to how summer is almost over or that they are already out of school and no longer have summer because they have jobs. Even though it is almost the end of the summer, this is a great video. I think it can apply to any break you have, whether you're still in school or not. Thanks for creating this!

This looks like a multi-million RU-vid channel. Keep up the nice work !

This is one of the greatest and most important channels on RU-vid. Thank you and much love always.👏🏻

(1 year left before I graduate) Interesting thought: I actually stumbled upon your college info geek website about half a year ago, read a few articles and told myself, wow this would have been so useful if only I found it earlier. I saved the link and told myself I'd look into it again eventually. Punchline: as I'm watching this video, before you mention the personal project mistake, I'm like "hey I think I'll go revisit his website, it was very useful". Thank you for devoting so much time and energy to sharing your knowledge.

Very good ideas, was wondering this a couple days ago, perfect timing! Thanks :)

Hi Thomas, been following you since you only had like 5000 subscribers and were mainly blogging (and I was still in university lol)! Love that your following has exploded. Seeing this video filmed on campus made me smile. It made me realize that after all these years, you are still exploring new things and trying to make your content better every day. While the outside walking shots sometimes felt a little off, some tweaking will easily do the trick and I'm sure you have learned a ton by doing this. Keep it up man, you truly are an inspiration! Greetings from Belgium! Oh, and shoe game on point in this video!

I like the new dynamic walk-around-and-film cinematography

Just wanna say thanks for all you do Thomas, especially your podcast! Has saved me from an otherwise boring commute to school, now I turn up motivated to study and get the most of my education!

Definitely go abroad. I went on a school trip to Malawi to do project work at an orphanage this summer. It is 100% the best thing I ever decided to do. I go so much out of it and learned a lot of new skills. Fully recommend going abroad it you have the opportunity.

I've been watching you and even though i'm not a student anymore i love all the content and the big effort you put into it. May i ask what Mic u using and also what camera? Keep up the great work!

I think learning to enjoy your summer and not burning out is really important. I am doing things that are relevant to my major (work and volunteering). I'm in an awkward situation where my income is kind of capped due to receiving government welfare so there's a limit to how much money I can earn from paid work. This has made me feel like I need to flood my summer with volunteer work so I can at least get experience, but in all honesty I'm already getting sufficient experience to get me into my next degree/subsequent career. I find it so hard to relax and just enjoy each day. I always feel like I'm wasting my time and am just trying to look for nonsense to fill my time with. From past experience I know that relaxing during uni breaks is important because it means I'll be refreshed and ready for the next semester. Previously I did a course during the winter break (southern hemispehere) and it essentially means I studied non stop from february to november. This made my second semester a nightmare because I was totally exhausted from lack of break.

we had a 4 month summer break because of the curriculum shift in our country and I took a summer job at a honey bee farm. it was not related to my course but I learned a lot of new things outside my comfort zone ☺ I can say it's more productive than watching kdramas the whole break. 😀

Thomas dont vanish for so long. we need you content here. also i am from europe and i've been watching your videos cause you have helped me to increase my productivity. but many of your videos are very focused on the american educational system. i understand the most of your audience is american but maybe more general topics would be also cool.

great tips, this is what i was looking for; thank you. btw the filming was very good. well done ^_^

I can use a lot of what you say and adapt it to my situation but could you please do some tips and advice for high school students? Love your videos really helpful

Freaking excellent video quality. So smooth like melted butter. 1080p60FPS, it can't get better than this.

Nice camera action going on.

The analogy about air was beautiful! This is something I've discovered to be very true this summer! Thank you for giving me new words to describe it.

MY Summer Break is learning by watching your videos. it helps me a lots. great videos, Thomas!

Love the new style! Keep it up

What I've been doing is keeping a spreadsheet of my productivity, I do a thing and keep a stopwatch going of doing that thing. I've managed to get up to 7 hours productivity time on non-intern days and 10 hours of intern days. Not much, but it's better than playing games all day :)

your channel content is one of the most amazing channels on youtube. i loved the way you filmed this video it seems very fitting maybe it wouldnt have been as good if it was a different video but this one suits the outdoor enviroment. keep up the useful content 👍

Superbly helpful!! Also your University looks seriously beautiful, great campus. Bet it brings back so many memories for you.

Cam you do a video about internships...like after taking what type of classes is it best to look? Should I start looking in the summer or during a semester? Things like that please!:)

Great video, bro! I've been really looking forward to it. And what a surprise-the greatest video in my life(in a good change). Keep rockin'.

Hey Tom, really loved this new approach! I think you should use this once in a while... especially when you're talking about outdoor activities, like fitness, sports, etc. It was cool to see that you are experimenting and trying to evolve. All the best!

Camera movement! I'm impressed

I waited for such a video for so long. Thank you Tom!

Don't think i didn't see you with those nunchuck skills at 2:00

The last point was the best of 'em of all. Great Job mate. xD

Loved the backgrounds and constant moving motion!

I definitely love this new format! I totally understand that the audio isn't as Perfect as the old way you film videos but it looked like I was watching something on television. Also that campus looks amazing!

BEST video ever made! I really enjoyed how you made this video, we had also the chance to see different places and backrounds, Im from morocco and have been following you for some time now, I think you improving continuously in making ur videos and I must say, thanks to the content you present, I've learnt alot . Thank you for your awesome work. Keep going!

Through out all the videos that I have watched, you say to give yourself rewards, but I don't know what type of rewards to give myself? could you do a small episode of how to reward myself and some different ideas of rewards to give myself when I finish many tasks a day.:)

I feel like if you are going to be walking with the camera it should be at a normal walking pace. The speed you were going just made it awkward. The content of the video was great, but the movements were awkward and could definitely be improved. The verge does videos like this where the person is walking and it seems more natural so maybe look at one of those videos and go at that pace. IDK either way nice video and I look forward to more of your videos in this format.

I was gonna say, I love this new filming style.

Great video! The last point was a huge insight for me, I'm actually doing that right now, definitely going to reconsider how things are going now that I watched your video. Thanks!

awesome video! been following you since last year, this year I'll be a freshman. hopefully I don't get kicked out😂

Great Quality Video! I loved the walking around and the video was very well organized.

Love the content of your videos, love that the book is free (thanks!) and love the stability of your camera as you're walking around campus :)

I love your new video out in the landscape! Really inspiring :).

Visually refreshing Thomas, nice to see you pushing your boundaries like this and experimenting with different formats, keep killing it on RU-vid, I love your content :)

As always, you're the only one who tells it to me straight, no matter how many other similar topic channels or articles I may look up. Since I've watched your previous videos, I trust your judgement, but I feel this video's format feels less personal due to its nature, cause when it's just you and the camera in a room, I feel like you instigate a sense of "make good decisions" directly to me as a person. The conviction seeps through the screen without a sense of pretense. Just feedback :)

once again, good tips. thanks Thom! love your videos

omg I so wanted&needed this video

last tip was very useful....especially the time thing !!

Awesome audio quality!

I'm going to keep the first five tips on the back burner until next summer when I have the chance to apply to them, but pursuing a personal project is genius. I didn't think of that. Thanks for the tips!

It was so cool when I found out that you're an ISU alumnus! I am a current student at ISU and have watched every single one of your videos.

Thomas, Please continue with this amazing work. I'm here about 2 weeks and I'm feeling that I really need to watch all your videos because your channel is very addicting.

Your a Boss my man, keep it up. Your videos help a lot you have no idea

I wish I knew about your channel earlier! I just graduated college in May and it just felt like I was flailing around for 4 years. Wish I had been watching your videos then!

Awesome video and great change of scenery!

I can't get over how much you, and the background, look like incredibly well done CGI

Great work Tom. As I've said before, anything you do it good. It felt like an ad for the university (maybe it was?) but really awesome

Got a guy crush on Thomas. Hope we can meet one day.

NUNCHUCK SKILLS OVER 9000???!!! The nerdy references are strong with this one.

I did part time school and interned through college. it was a great decision!

Note to Self: If you ever need to film a zombie movie, do it on a college campus during the summer. No. People. Anywhere.

Thanks for the advice dudeAwesome vidI feel much more motivated now, keepem coming

love you man! keep up the good work

It's so annoying that you're right

Great Video , Exactly what I needed to do something productive this summer !

Well done! Thanks for sharing the perspective on Parkinsons Law. I've never thought about it like that before.

Great Videos Frank, you are really helping people , specially youngsters like me. Ty.

Love the outdoor locations!

I definitely identify with the last tip, I always say I've got loads of time in summer to work on things I've always wanted to do but then I never get round to it because there's so much free time. Need some kind of schedule lol, thanks for the awesome vid!

I feel like we just went for a walk together! I really like this!

Glad to see Iowa State! Currently going there for Software Engineering!

Thank you Tom. I needed this. :)

I like this video very fresh way of shaking things up.

Found those tips very useful,i'll for sure give it a try now thnks and looking forward for your another productive video,make it happen soon plz☺️☺️

now finally! Waiting for this sonlon

I found this video very informative and interesting. Do more videos in this format!

thanks for the great videos! eh you're definitely the cutest guy I've ever seen tbh, whenever you upload a video that's the first thing that comes to my mind 😅 have a great summer!

you are the best student and youtuber I've ever meet

thanks you are gainning my support!!

Loved this video! I'm in Sydney, Australia and just starting my three month summer break. I'm a big fan of your videos so was looking if you'd made any vids on general goal-setting for "non-semester" time. Great work!

Million likes for the Parkinson's law! Truly love it

Like the new look!

Love the style of filming!

2:00 nunchuks skill is over 9000!

lots of love...very useful...best of luck man

Hey Thomas, been following you for over a year, watched pretty much every vid. This is a really cool change, it's nice when you have these walking videos. Just a few notes to improve, don't switch the scene so often, it's nice if you had like four 2-minute sections and also, the camera shot needs to be changed. I think the lens you are using isn't right for the shot you are trying to capture. Hope this helps buddy and keep at it!

Pretty useful tips ... Thanks for the motivation

The format of this video was great! I would only add a low background music to cover some of the ambient noises. Your videos helped me a lot, they are really informative and stylish. Keep up the good work!

I'm actually amazed. You can probably do skits in your videos for entertainment and real life examples. Great Job! Also I'm an international and thinking to come to Iowa state university for Computer Science major. I noticed that you are at the same university. Would you recommended it to me?