Labels, Present and Future

In the next 8 chapters there are many subjects and topics discussed by Connor like The problem he has with labels and how it bothers him how they are everywhere and you cant escape from them, Live the now and worry later, the respect he has for elders because he is just 24 and he has gone through a lot and also how they grew up and all the advances we've reach in this century, How life gets better when you grow up and even though there are more responsibilities you have more freedom and more options and you live your life how you decide because you should be the one building the path to your future and take full control of your life.

"Figuring out who we are is what life is all about" (Franta, 131)

This quote is from the chapter of labels and it start with this quote because in all the chapter his mani reason why he hates labels are that they force you to be in a group you maybe are not comfortable or they can push you so much that you start to believe it yourself and you never discover your true self because of society. And i do agree that finding out yourself is what you should be focus your whole life and is what life is about.

"We humans are complex beings; we cannot be simply categorized" (Franta, 131)

I also like this quote because humans are really complex and it is impossible for us to fit in only one category and society pretend to make us do that labeling us since we are born since we die and thats were most of the human unique part of every human drains away from them because they are not what they want is what is impose over them.

I am absolutely loving the book and the last bunch of chapters are next and i hope they will be amazing to close the book with a perfect ending that will have a message but something not to cheesy but knowing him he wouldn't. And as you can see right here these 2 amazing quotes were from the same page and that is something you dont find in every book and i like it like i mention it in the last post i am excited for the end although i dont want it to end.

The First Job, Photography, and Coffee

In the next 12 chapters Connor Franta talks about topics like how he broke his arm, the creativity he put in his videos, how teenagers have to learn to say no to bad influences like drugs and alcohol, and my favorite chapter his addiction to coffee. As the book progresses its obvious that his personality shows more and he is not talking about his carrer anymore he is talking about his personal experiences and what he likes and what he doesn't. in the first chapters he used to talk about his experiences and phases of his life but now are just about him and things he like doing like photograph with is a very important piece in his life and if you go to his instagram you will see this and you would get what i mean by this.

"Every second seems like an eternity if someone you love is in trouble" (Franta,89)

I like this quote and it is from a time Connor was a Life guard and even though the kid that was in trouble wasn't someone he knew he still put this quote which shows what a big heart he has and how nice he is. I also put this quote because it has happened to me that when someone you care about is in trouble each minute feels like an hour and is a drowning feeling that i believe everyone experiences at one time or another.

"Sometimes that's all it takes to find meaning in what you are doing" (Franta,90)

I like this quote because it ties up with one of the quotes i put in my first post that said that we are in earth with a purpose and then the question is how do i find purpose or how i find the meaning in the things i am doing and things like the kid who needed help from Connor we get those moments that put everything in perspective and can change your point of view.

The book is great and the quotes are in pages so close because you can actually find a good quote in every single page and they are quotes with meaning they are not just there to increase the word count they really want to transfer a meaning and that is something i really appreciate from a writer because it makes each page special and with a different lesson.

Highschool, Vintage and Frienships

In the next 7 chapter he talks about different parts of his life and topics like: The Levels of Friendship, Highschool and his addiction with vintage stuff. He talked about his friends back in Minnesota and how things havent changed between them and how he will never forget were he came from, and the importance of friendship on the journey that is life. He also talked about how highschool was a weird period for him because he was still figuring out his sexuality and were he figured out he was gay and came out to his parents. The chapters are not in any specific order but it is strategically put together so its not all chronological but it does seem like it is, its weird but i like it.

"How special it is to grow up and share a history with someone" (Franta, 49)

I liked this quote a lot because i am constantly thinking about which friends am i gonna be left with when i grow up, which ones will stay forever and which ones are just gonna get lost through time and that scares me because there are many relationships that have been so strong but for a short time and there have been other ones that weren't that strong but they have been there form the beginning and of course there are the ones that have been there always and have been strong and those ones i am grateful for and i wouldn't change them for anything in the world and those are the friendships that have a special part in my heart and that i am afraid of loosing.

"Whether its the friends who have walked with you or the friends who await you in the future, the value of true friendship is golden" (Franta, 52)

This quote says that there are gonna be friends in the past that will stay with you for your whole life but there are other ones that you havent even met yet and that the value of true friendship and true friends who support you one your worst days has no value because friendships like that are hard to find.

I really liked these set of chapters but i chose both quotes to be from the friendship chapter because they were the quotes that really got to me and i really think that friendship is so important and there will be friends along your life that will be more than your actual family and those friends are keepers and i really like when celebrities talk about friendships because you would've thought that is you are famous you wouldn't be with your old friends because now you are friends with celebrities but here is an example that in could be different.

The Start of a Work in Progress

       A Work in Progress is a memoir written famous 24 year old Youtuber named Connor Franta. The book has small stories about his life and his experiences is written with his humor in a funny and interesting way so when you read it you feel a real connection with the author. When you read it you can really understand Connor's personality really happy and funny guy. I do recommend that before you read the book you watch some of his videos since some of the things he talked about may seem out of place or weird if you dont have the general context. Connor begins the book by telling us about some of his memories as a child and how he is now writing a book and then he continues to talk about how weird it is to explain people that Youtube is a job. Then he talks about his hobbies like swimming and acting as a child.

When he announced his book

   "its one take, unedited, imperfect and littered with mistakes that we must repeat till we get it right" (Franta, 9)

I like this quote because he is reflecting on how Youtube videos are not real life and how life isn't perfect with jump cuts and edits and it has mistakes and there will be all the way till we die and we have to repeat them over and over till we get them right and i think that is very true and i believe exactly the same and i like to see people like his reflect on life because each time it brings a new perspective and you see life and the world differently.

"We were born to make history, thats how I like to see it" (Franta, 23)

I like this quote because it gives a meaning to life and i think that is something we need to keep in mind every single day of our lives but most of us just take life for granted but Connor is telling us that we are born for something we are put on earth with a purpose not just because .

So far im loving the book because is funny and it does look like something he would do and not something made just for money it looks like a very genuine work and something very real. Something i like about him is that although he is famous fame hasn't reach his head like other Youtubers that i used to love and respect but now that they have reach fame they have completely change but not him he is different and down to earth.