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Personal development YouTube is full of long-form interviews, book breakdowns, and habit frameworks from creators who post several times a week. summree tracks your favourite personal development channels and delivers the key takeaways the moment each video drops — so the ideas reach you without the time investment.

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A Guide to Traditional Hand Engraver Tools!
Adam Savage’s Tested
A Guide to Traditional Hand Engraver Tools!
Adam Savage interviews Marlin Hazel, the last traditional hand engraver in San Francisco, who explains the tools, techniques, and history of hand-push engraving without any electric or pneumatic assist. The video covers everything from graver geometry to the 500-year-old origins of the craft, with a look at Marlin's actual work samples.
★ Worth watching3 min read · 10 Jun 2026
The AI Misfit: How To *actually* GET RICH Using A Strategy Anyone Can Learn | Chris Camillo
The Calum Johnson Show
The AI Misfit: How To *actually* GET RICH Using A Strategy Anyone Can Learn | Chris Camillo
Chris Camillo turned $20,000 into $70M+ over 18 years using 'social arbitrage' — observing real-world behavioral change on social media before Wall Street notices and connecting it to publicly traded companies. He argues everyday people now have a structural edge over institutional investors and explains how to start with any amount of money.
★ Worth watching4 min read · 8 Jun 2026
How Adam Savage Deals With His "Hoarder Problem"
Adam Savage’s Tested
How Adam Savage Deals With His "Hoarder Problem"
Adam Savage answers fan questions in a casual Q&A format, discussing his strategies for managing a cluttered workshop, focusing on tasks, and the current state of the film industry. He offers candid, personal reflections rather than polished advice.
2 min read · 13 Jun 2026

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Deceptive AI, Leaving San Francisco, Met Artifacts, and Balancing Productivity With Zoning Out
Adam Savage’s Tested
Deceptive AI, Leaving San Francisco, Met Artifacts, and Balancing Productivity With Zoning Out
Adam Savage answers viewer questions in a casual Q&A covering AI image deception in prop research, his love of San Francisco despite cost pressures, breathtaking experiences at the Met's Arms and Armor collection, and how he personally frames TV-watching and scrolling as 'not doing' — a legitimate and necessary form of rest.
AI & TechPersonal Development
2 min read7 Jun 2026
When You're a Big Picture Thinker in a Small Thinker Job
Adam Savage’s Tested
When You're a Big Picture Thinker in a Small Thinker Job
Adam Savage answers two listener questions: one about being a big-picture thinker stuck in a task-focused job, and one about coping with a known upcoming layoff. He draws on his own career path through ILM and Mythbusters to offer career and philosophical guidance about liminal transitions.
Personal DevelopmentAdam Savage
2 min read6 Jun 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - "It's Probably Nothing" Update
Area52
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - "It's Probably Nothing" Update
The creator of the 'It's Probably Nothing' live tour announces the cancellation of the entire June leg due to insufficient ticket sales relative to venue costs. Only the Toronto show survives, relocated to the Royal Theater on June 11th, while August shows remain on schedule.
Personal DevelopmentBusiness
2 min read4 Jun 2026
Christian Apologist: The Truth About Christianity (And Why Atheism Is Fading)
The Diary Of A CEO
Christian Apologist: The Truth About Christianity (And Why Atheism Is Fading)
Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist John Lennox joins The Diary of a CEO to argue that Christianity offers rational, evidence-based grounding for human identity in an age of AI, transhumanism, and growing existential uncertainty. He debates the truth claims of Christianity with a skeptical host, addressing atheism, the problem of evil, forgiveness, and why he believes AI poses a spiritual as well as technological threat.
Personal DevelopmentAI & Tech
4 min read4 Jun 2026
How MythBusters' Safety Culture Evolved
Adam Savage’s Tested
How MythBusters' Safety Culture Evolved
Adam Savage answers audience questions about building workplace safety culture and surviving forced-ranking performance review systems. Drawing on MythBusters' evolving safety protocols and his own experience with toxic management structures, he offers practical and philosophical advice on both topics.
BusinessPersonal Development
2 min read31 May 2026
Is This 8-Year-Old Lazy or Creative?
Adam Savage’s Tested
Is This 8-Year-Old Lazy or Creative?
Adam Savage responds to two viewer questions: one about how his mother influenced his creativity, and one about whether an 8-year-old who refuses to paint a 3D-printed banana sword is being lazy or creative. Savage argues against labeling children lazy and reframes creativity as 'point of view' rather than a vague generative ability.
Personal DevelopmentAdam Savage
2 min read30 May 2026
Why Adam Savage Needs These Medical Tools
Adam Savage’s Tested
Why Adam Savage Needs These Medical Tools
Adam Savage builds a foam core storage box to organize his eclectic collection of medical tools — hemostats, clamps, spreader bars, a bone slicer, and a borescope. The video doubles as a philosophy lesson on using rapid prototyping to overcome the paralysis of perfectionism.
Personal DevelopmentAdam Savage
2 min read27 May 2026
ILM and Lucasfilm Stories You've Never Heard!
Adam Savage’s Tested
ILM and Lucasfilm Stories You've Never Heard!
Adam Savage sits down with Don Bies, a veteran of ILM and Lucasfilm who served as R2-D2 operator, archivist, and model maker from 1987 onward. The conversation covers Don's origin story from Chicago theater to Chris Walas Inc. to ILM, and includes never-before-told behind-the-scenes stories about Star Wars productions, the Lucasfilm archives, and how celebrities like Graham Nash got secret archive tours.
Personal DevelopmentILM
4 min read26 May 2026
Bruno Fernandes: Roy Keane Twisted My Words. They Offered Me £200M, I Said No.
The Diary Of A CEO
Bruno Fernandes: Roy Keane Twisted My Words. They Offered Me £200M, I Said No.
Bruno Fernandes sits down at Manchester United's Carrington training ground for a deep interview covering his upbringing in Portugal, his journey through European football, why he turned down a reported £200M offer to leave Man United, his response to Roy Keane's criticism, and his views on leadership, club culture, and the appointment of Michael Carrick as permanent manager.
Personal DevelopmentManchester United
4 min read25 May 2026
Best Way to Acquire Tools (It's Not Buying a Tool Kit)
Adam Savage’s Tested
Best Way to Acquire Tools (It's Not Buying a Tool Kit)
Adam Savage answers viewer questions about when and how to acquire tools as a maker. He argues against buying tool kits, advocates for buying cheap versions first to test utility, and recommends auctions and antique malls as undervalued sources for tools.
Personal DevelopmentTechnology
2 min read24 May 2026
The Origins of the Iconic Ranger Hat!
Adam Savage’s Tested
The Origins of the Iconic Ranger Hat!
Adam Savage visits the National Park Service History Collection to examine the iconic ranger campaign hat with curator Nancy, learning about its evolution from 1911 to present day. The segment covers the hat's design history, the 1930 leather hatband with Sequoia cone decorations, and Adam tries to tie his own hatband.
Personal DevelopmentNational Park Service
2 min read19 May 2026
Fatty Liver Expert: Your Liver Is Filling With Fat Right Now - Dr David Unwin
The Diary Of A CEO
Fatty Liver Expert: Your Liver Is Filling With Fat Right Now - Dr David Unwin
Dr. David Unwin, one of the UK's top 10 most influential doctors, explains how a pandemic of poor metabolic health driven by hidden sugars in everyday foods is silently destroying lives. He shares how he reversed his own type 2 diabetes and helped hundreds of patients achieve drug-free remission through low-carb dietary changes.
HealthPersonal Development
4 min read18 May 2026
How to Work With a Bad Boss
Adam Savage’s Tested
How to Work With a Bad Boss
Adam Savage answers a viewer question about working with controlling, ego-driven bosses, sharing practical tactics he used as a model maker and on film sets. The video also includes a side story about repairing Volkswagen Jetta windows and a plug for the Tested membership community.
Personal DevelopmentBusiness
2 min read17 May 2026
Adam Savage Rates Classic Sci-Fi Universes
Adam Savage’s Tested
Adam Savage Rates Classic Sci-Fi Universes
Adam Savage answers fan questions in a live Q&A, rating classic sci-fi universes (Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Farscape) and giving candid advice on managing volunteer project teams, delegation, and decision fatigue. It is a casual, conversational session with genuine practical wisdom mixed in.
Personal DevelopmentBattlestar Galactica
2 min read16 May 2026
Why Adam Savage Chooses Vulnerability on Camera
Adam Savage’s Tested
Why Adam Savage Chooses Vulnerability on Camera
Adam Savage answers a fan question about his on-camera vulnerability, tracing it through three formative experiences: finding acceptance in LGBTQ communities at the 8th Street Playhouse and Beach Blanket Babylon, observing how stand-up comedians use self-confrontation to become better performers, and a pivotal moment on the 2012 MythBusters tour where he stopped protecting himself emotionally during meet-and-greets.
Personal DevelopmentAdam Savage
3 min read10 May 2026
A Modelmaker's Secret Weapon
Adam Savage’s Tested
A Modelmaker's Secret Weapon
Adam Savage answers two viewer questions: first, a philosophical response to staying motivated as an artist during difficult times, drawing on the Siege of Sarajevo and COVID-era perspective shifts; second, a practical tip on plumber's tape and grip chain as essential hidden structural materials in model-making and film builds.
Personal DevelopmentTechnology
2 min read9 May 2026
The First Thing to Do When Work Gets Too Much
Squiggly Careers
The First Thing to Do When Work Gets Too Much
Sarah from Squiggly Careers shares three practical strategies she personally used during an overwhelming week at work. The advice covers signaling to teammates early, clearing mental clutter onto paper, and deliberately choosing where good enough is acceptable versus where excellence is required.
Personal DevelopmentSquiggly Careers
2 min read6 May 2026
Adam Savage's Miniature Vault Door Build! (Part 5)
Adam Savage’s Tested
Adam Savage's Miniature Vault Door Build! (Part 5)
Adam Savage returns to his 18-month-dormant miniature vault door project, tackling the intimidating combination lock mechanism. He machines a fully functional 3/4-inch combination lock from 25-thou brass sheet, complete with three rotating discs, a knurled brass dial, and engraved graduation marks — achieving a major mechanical milestone.
Personal DevelopmentAdam Savage
2 min read6 May 2026
The Most Profitable Solo Business You’ve Never Heard of
Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast
The Most Profitable Solo Business You’ve Never Heard of
Brett Williams built Design Joy, a productized design service, earning up to $200,000/month in net profit as a solo operator with no team. This video breaks down the productized services business model and why it can be applied to any digital skill — design, copywriting, social media management, and more.
BusinessPersonal Development
2 min read5 May 2026
The Time Jamie's Client Refused to Pay His Total Bill
Adam Savage’s Tested
The Time Jamie's Client Refused to Pay His Total Bill
Adam Savage answers maker community questions about leatherworking origins and how to handle clients who demand a 4-week job be done in 2 weeks. He shares practical freelance pricing strategy and a cautionary story about Jamie Hyneman being stiffed on sales tax by a friend-client.
BusinessPersonal Development
2 min read3 May 2026
Stock Expert: Becoming Rich Is Simple, But You Won’t Do It!
The Diary Of A CEO
Stock Expert: Becoming Rich Is Simple, But You Won’t Do It!
Ben Felix, CIO managing 3,000+ clients, breaks down evidence-based personal finance using academic research. He covers the hidden costs of homeownership, why index fund investing beats most strategies, the top 10 financial mistakes people make, and how psychology sabotages long-term wealth building.
FinancePersonal Development
4 min read3 May 2026
There's Nothing PER SE Wrong About an Ambitious Project BUT ...
Adam Savage’s Tested
There's Nothing PER SE Wrong About an Ambitious Project BUT ...
Adam Savage answers viewer questions about starting ambitious DIY projects — decoupage furniture and a concrete Doctor Who weeping angel statue — and delivers practical advice about practicing on cheap materials before committing to a final piece. He also shares a formative early career story about giving talks at ILM that hinted at his future as a maker-communicator.
Personal DevelopmentTechnology
2 min read2 May 2026
Adam Savage Builds a Replica Diamond Collection!
Adam Savage’s Tested
Adam Savage Builds a Replica Diamond Collection!
Adam Savage builds custom Victorian-style display boxes for his cubic zirconia replica collection of famous gemstones, including the Cullinan diamonds. He collaborates with a colleague to create brass labels printed on a UI E1 UV printer, then crafts red velvet-lined walnut boxes to house the collection.
Personal DevelopmentAdam Savage
2 min read29 Apr 2026

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