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From Finance Bro to Full-Time Creator: How He Quit the 9–5 by Reviewing NYC Diners — Garrett From Goldies
GARRETT THOMAS
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How do you leave a finance job and make a living from short videos? I sat down with Garrett Thomas, aka Garrett from Goldies, who left Wall Street and turned a diner visit a day into Diners, Diners and Diners, a TikTok and Instagram series with a six-figure audience.
Garrett explains why going viral is the wrong goal, how a suitcase he didn't unpack sparked the series, the 20 three-second clips behind each episode, what a TikTok video with 100,000 views pays, and the clay pot lesson from the book Art and Fear. We also get into his idea of post literal content, why dressing well is a form of respect, his viral Washington Square Park video and the 5:45am routine that keeps him posting.
If you want to leave a steady job to create, his advice is to make a lot of pots, then learn to focus.
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Why you don't want to go viralHow Diners, Diners and Diners beganWhy series content worksNo scripts and three second clipsThe Eggcam and posting every dayThe clay pot lesson from Art and FearWhy the third video is what countsWhat a TikTok video paysBoethius and the wheel of fortuneWhy I left Australia for New YorkHow the For You page changed everythingBreaking out of 200 view jailWhat is post literal content?Dressing well is a form of respectThe Washington Square Park videoA full time creator's daily routineTake the risk, then lock in
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