There are a lot of great social media platforms out there to stay connected with family and friends while entertaining yourself in the process. For the past three months or so, YouTube has skyrocketed to become my favorite of these platforms.

First and foremost, YouTube videos are typically longer than Instagram or Facebook snip-its, making them ideal to stay entertained for longer periods of time. Secondly, the amount of creative content on there is just mind blowing.

I never in a million years would've thought I could get sound financial advice, sports trick shots, and animated storytelling all in one place.

If during this quarantine you find yourself in need of a pick me up or you can't seem to find something on television that's not a rerun, just search up content you enjoy on YouTube.

Here are some of my favorite channels I currently subscribe to.

For sports fans, "The Fantasy Footballers" have been providing draft advice and deep player discussions to help you win your next fantasy football league for years. They started their podcast, which evolved into a show as well, right here in Arizona. One of the hosts, Andy Holloway, actually responded to my message on Twitter for a story I was writing on the growing popularity of fantasy sports. Being able to interview him was a dream come true and something I'll never forget.

"Dude Perfect" and "How Ridiculous" are sporting trick shot fanatics, whose skills will drop your jaw. "How Ridiculous" also transitioned to making content by dropping things off of a 45-meter tower, which is bizarre and awesome; basically the definition of YouTube.

I'm a huge Rocket League fan as well, making professional players' YouTube channels, such as "Rizzo", a must watch. "SunlessKhan" also provides unique Rocket League experiments that open your brain.

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If I need a laugh, I turn towards animated storytellers like "It's Alex Clark" or "Lucas the Spider".

"The King of Random" is awesome if you got tons of curiosity about the scientific world.

"Yes Theory" pushes you to view the world from different angles, and appreciating things you would've never thought about.

Finally, if you want any and all advice on the stock market, I turn my attention towards "Meet Kevin", "Ryan Scribner", and "JJ Buckner", among others. They help teach you fundamentals about saving your money, opportunities when news breaks about certain companies, and they have real personalities that speak to the viewer directly.

I understand that was just a long list of YouTube channels and not my tradition weekly article. However, these channels helped mold me to think and pursue my dreams in life, all while making me laugh and helping the clock tick away when it feels like life is just standing still. They could do the same for you.

Until next week, take care everyone!