I’ve been making long, relaxing rain videos for sleep, studying, and relaxing.

Curious—do you prefer heavy rain, gentle rain, or rain with a completely dark screen? 🌧️

I put my rain videos here if anyone wants to listen:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV65W_fmae1k&si=UopVuUWw-a7wL2Bd

Been raining a lot here.

Hi everyone! 👋

I recently started a YouTube channel dedicated to long-form relaxing rain sounds and ambient audio for sleep and focus. As a beginner in the ASMR and ambient sound space, I'm trying to learn the best practices to grow sustainably.

For those of you who create rain, ambient, or long-form sleep videos, I would love to get your insights on a few questions:

1. Growth Timeline: Realistically, how long did it take for your channel to start getting consistent views and watch time?
2. Key Focus Areas: What are the most important things a beginner should focus on early on? (e.g., audio layering, thumbnail style, upload frequency, or YouTube Shorts?)
3. Common Mistakes: What are some common mistakes new creators make in this niche that I should avoid?

Any tips, personal experiences, or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your guidance! 🌧️🎧

Are there people who are genuinely happier and more mentally well when living in places with a lot of rain/frequent grey skies?
I live in AZ and I spend ~8 months of the year dreading the outdoors, keeping my curtains drawn, avoiding life out of my AC. I feel happiest traveling to places that are cloudy and rainy and dark.
But is it only because I never see it?
I believe I would be happier if I moved but want to hear from others.

Rains at Bhubaneswar