(keyboard clicking)
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- So it's 9:30 PM.
I'm trying to put how I feel into words right now.
The whole of today, I felt so overwhelmed with peace.
I think that's a good word to describe it.
I was just outside for the last three hours as the sun set.
It was a summer evening, it got dark.
And I just cried to myself.
I listened to this song called, Hear My Voice by Celeste.
Don't know if you've ever heard of it.
It is such a powerful song.
♪ Hear my voice ♪
But, it was the first time I've listened to it,
and I felt like I felt it.
Like, every single note.
Like, my body just...
In this song.
And I just felt flooded with gratitude.
I've had so many incredible opportunities
in my life thus far.
Tomorrow, a book that I have written is being published.
Also, my hair is grim.
It really needs a cut.
It's getting knotty, it's getting frizzy, it's a mane.
Ooh!
Tomorrow, I'm gonna get this (sound effect)
hiked up.
I want short, healthy curls of an author.
Bye, see you tomorrow!
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I never put mascara on, but today's an occasion.
After I was done fan-girling about my mascara,
I got on the train with my brother,
and we were on the hunt to see my book
in real life for the first time.
I poured my heart and soul into this book.
I wrote it throughout all of last year at university.
And I can't even imagine that words I typed on my laptop
I can now go see in person.
Oh my god, we're here! Aah!
Hi guys, so me and Folkert are on our way
to find a Waterstones and try to find my book.
- Come on, so excited.
- So excited!
It's so cute, these two girls just came over.
- They're probably watching this.
They're probably watching this.
- I think they missed their train.
- Yeah, Yeah, they're dedicated.
And their friend was calling them,
like "No, no." - Like "no, no".
It was so cute.
- [Folkert] Ta-DA! - Waterstones!
This is the one.
You know, I'm a bit offended that there's not a
shrine in the window to it, but it's okay, I'll take it.
- [Folkert] It might be inside. It might be inside.
- I'm guessing we go to education?
- [Folkert] Got a bit of a treasure hunt going on.
Oh, oh my God.
- Look who it is. The Uni-Verse.
- [Folkert] I mean, if they have him, come on.
- Now that's sick... - Now, that
is a good book. - That's so sick.
- Do they just not have it?
- [Folkert] That's a joke. That's a joke.
I think Jack Edwards
came here and replaced your book with his.
- It says online that they have it here.
You can do click and collect,
so they definitely have it here.
- [Folkert] Yeah, so who's slacking at their job.
Come on, bring it out.
- New and best-selling entertainment.
- [Folkert] See, why isn't it in on
every one of these categories?
- Okay, so this is actually kind of crazy.
The woman explained that they got all the shipments in
on the 3rd of August, but somehow, since then,
they had all sold out or on reserve.
Which meant there was none in stock that I could have.
But how cool is that? I was honored.
So how's your day going so far for you?
- It's been pretty sick.
Obviously we were like, well, where the hell is the book?
But, I mean, it was already sold out.
That's honestly sicker than us finding it.
- That's true. That's true. - So...
Massive W.
(chuckles) This day just gets better and better.
- [Jade] And what are we doing right now?
- Celebrating.
- [Jade] Celebrating at our fave. Wagamama!
- [Folkert] So Jade? - We've got a brand new dish
from Wagamama.
What's this?
The tofu rice and curry.
- [Folkert] You deserve it. You deserve it.
- Thank you Folk. - [Folkert] Enjoy it.
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- [Train] Mind the gap between the train and the platform.
- This is the before.
Frizzy and big.
(cheerful music)
Oh, it's so cute!
- Yeah, Do you prefer it left or right side?
(inaudible)
(both laugh)
(inaudible)
- Ah! Oh my gosh. It's so short.
But I like it.
You know what it makes me feel very sophisticated and adult,
which is how I want to feel when I'm an author.
Also the difference it makes having people cut your hair,
who know curly hair. I just felt so safe with them.
And the way she does my curls just feels so loving.
I always travel just to come to Trepadora.
I think they're wonderful.
Okay. So plan, I'm going to go pick up my brother
and we're going to go to WH Smith
and try and find a WH Smith where the book is not sold out.
Which now that I'm saying it aloud is the most
luxury problem I think I've ever had.
Ah! Such a good day.
Also can we just appreciate the fact that
at the start of summer, there is no way
I could have driven myself to a haircut.
Like I just did not feel confident in a car, driving,
but because I practiced so much,
I just, I can drive now. I can drive!
Life is good.
- Okay okay. Look at you feeling yourself.
- What's your opinion on the hair?
- Yeah I think is pretty nice. Pretty pretty chic, you know.
I like it, I like it.
- Pretty chic! - Yeah.
I don't know why that's the word that came to mind.
- When he saw me he was like "You look like princess Leia".
- From Star Wars.
I see it, I see it.
You're having a laugh. Don't tell me it's right there.
No way.
Oh my days.
In person, let's go!
What a beauty!
- (inhales deeply) That's mad.
- [Folkert] Looks even better in person in store.
- It's in the shop, it was right there.
- [Folkert] It was glowing.
- You're just walking alone. You're just in the shop.
(upbeat music)
- [Folkert] Something grabs your eye.
Oh, oh. What's that?
- Oh, I love the green.
- [Folkert] It's just speaking to you.
- That's actually so mad though.
- [Folkert] That's actually sick.
- That's actually so mad.
- [Folkert] TA-DA.
- Okay. So this is the book that I wish
I had had during secondary school.
It's a combination of two things.
The first, how to revise,
how to study yourself of the science of learning,
evidence-based techniques.
But also everything I wish I'd known about being a student
in the education system.
I did interviews with teachers.
I researched the education system.
I tried to give you perspective on what you're in.
So you feel less stressed.
And I also dissect my experiences of mental health,
perfectionism, fear of failure.
All of these things which affect you
holistically as a student.
(keyboard clicks)
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My hair is so short. It's so light.
It's really fun I like it
Did yesterday really happen?
What a day.
Today is very rainy. Classic UK.
In the last week, I've been really craving
spiritual yoga practice.
Like not just the kind of yoga where like
you stretch, you get a bit flexible, whatever
and you call it a day.
But the kind of practice that invites you to use your breath
(inaudible)
So, I'm going to go do a quick yoga practice.
And then today is a very exciting day.
(relaxing music)
Good morning guys.
- Sup, what's up?
- So we're just on our way to pick up our close friend
who's basically our sibling, we've been raised with her.
We are gonna go to Bristol, which is really exciting.
- Yeah, I haven't been to Bristol as well,
so it's pretty sick.
- Folk is actually going to uni in Bath next year,
which is insane.
Go stalk him in Bath.
- Jesus Christ.
- Yes, um, Bristol's really near.
- I don't even know if I'm gonna get into Bath.
- Fingers crossed he gets into Bath.
- Pretty awkward now if I don't.
- I'm a little bit nervous about driving two hours,
but I feel like my whole summer of practicing driving has
been leading up to today. - It's all, yeah,
it's all built up to this moment here, so don't crash.
- I have my, my pro navigator here.
- (chuckles) Well, I don't know about the pro but...
- Oh, it was so cool.
Cause we want to do a stop off on the way
and we just chose Swindon as a random place.
And so I just called up the Waterstones to see if they had a
copy of my book. I was like,
"Oh, hi, do you have a copy of The Only Study Guide
You'll Ever Need?"
And this girl she's like,
"Oh yeah, it's a brilliant book.
Super helpful, like good choice.
It really helped me with my Masters".
- So cute.
It's like little did they know.
- I know! - Bloody author!
- And then she was giving me a copy and she said,
"Oh, can I take down your surname?"
It's Bowler. Pause.
"Did you write the book?"
- It would have been more awkward
if you just had the surname Bowler.
- Yeah that's true.
So now I'm going to meet someone called Debbie.
I'm going to sign her book and it's just,
it's going to be a good day.
- For Debbie. (both chuckle)
She's here!
- Hello!
(upbeat music)
- My heart rate is like, boom boom boom boom boom.
I hate parking. Oh Jade.
(car beeping)
One more for safety. - [Folkert] No don't.
- Guys I can't even explain to you how stressful that was.
Who knew that Swindon has a thing called
a magic roundabout.
Now if you imagine a pentagon roundabout,
that every point of the pentagon is a roundabout.
So coming into it, you're like, oh my God,
I've got to do a roundabout to get to the next roundabout,
to the next roundabout, but you're also in a roundabout.
Like... Ha! Mind blown! That was terrifying.
And then also just navigating the city.
Like, thank God I have my guides
as my pro navigators. (Folkert laughs)
- Couldn't have done it alone.
- What does this say?
Keep calm and carry on.
Well, we made it.
Let's go find the book.
(cheerful music)
- [Folkert] Oh look at the light.
A vibey shot of the toilet.
- Because I'd never been to Swindon before,
but we found this beautifully lit mall.
The Waterstones was so lovely.
I signed some books.
I took a photo for their Instagram page.
The staff was so lovely.
I swear it will never get old seeing my book in the shop.
And after a cute little snack,
which for Folkert is a foot long sandwich.
We headed another hour to Bristol.
We made it to Bristol! - Yay!
Let's go hunt down the book.
Welcome to Bristol.
It's raining, it's windy and it's hilly.
But we battled mother nature. And we started to explore.
We found this really cute market.
What are the odds? It's in here.
Alongside Amy Schumer.
What Women Want Men To Know.
- I feel like I need to give it a read honestly.
I'm intrigued, I'm intrigued.
- Fun fact I almost went to uni in Bristol.
After my tragic Oxford rejection,
it was my top choice on UKAS.
Yo!
Wow!
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(relaxing music)
What is this? It's beautiful.
God, the hills are real.
We are on our way to find the Waterstones.
- Yeah, and where is it? - Honestly.
- We're just going up this long hilly route.
- It's beautiful. Like I fully support there being a
Waterstones on this random road in the middle of the forest.
Like imagine just getting a book,
me sitting outside in the park and reading,
I'm very confused. I've just been walking up hills.
(relaxing music)
I think we've nearly found it.
After doing our cute book things. We got scooters.
I've only done this once. I did it in Berlin.
But trust me, it is an adventure.
You are dodging cars. But it was really fun.
And we made it all the way to the iconic Clifton bridge.
I mean look at this view, we admired the view.
We battled the crazy wind.
We opened our vegan banana bread, which we got earlier.
It was a little bit destroyed, but still tasted amazing.
And then we went all the way back to the docks.
Obviously I was driving.
It was still early enough in the day.
We're not going to go hard on the drinks guys.
But we've got some classy mocktails
and let me tell you these were gorgeous.
I think this was a raspberry mojito.
We just had good chats, good celebrations.
- [Folkert] I got a lemonade.
- And I just feel so comfortable around these two.
They're like friends, siblings.
Down that lemonade. - Bottoms up.
- Hey!
- My brain instinctively thought it was some vodka.
- Life is just no stress.
(singing) Love is in the air!
Look at all the love locks.
It also felt so full circle
to be returning to a place like Bristol.
Because the last time I went here,
I felt very lost in life.
I didn't know which uni I was going to go to.
And now I'm returning feeling so grounded,
so grateful for all the opportunities.
And I just feet like I'm growing into myself.
Yeah, it was a good day.
Hi lovely friends, firstly,
I just watched back this vlog and it means so much to me.
If you got to this point, thank you so much.
Please give it a like, it would mean the world.
And secondly, I just want to say a huge
thank you for all the support on the book.
I'm going to overlay some of the messages I've received,
but I've realized that what means so much more
than seeing it in a bookshop, which is like, it's cool,
is when people actually read it and find value in it.
I didn't write this book for money.
Quite honestly, you don't make that much money off of books.
I can talk about that in another video,
but it's definitely not the money.
I wrote this because I wanted this book
and I really hope that I've done this subject justice.
I've been so shocked by the warm response
and we even made it to number 51 on all books on Amazon.
Which is just, is mind blowing to me.
It's a childhood dream come true, you know.
It also got to number one bestseller in so many categories
like education, book notes for young people,
test prep for young people, self help.
I love self help books.
So truly from the bottom of my heart,
thank you for supporting the book so much.
Thank you for being with me on my journey.
And even you being here is what allowed me to do something
like, you know, have a publisher feel confident enough
in my own perspectives to publish a book.
So you mean a lot.
I also hope you know that no dream that you have is too big.
It sounds very cliche. But around the age of 16,
I made something called an impossible list.
It's a bit like a bucket list.
I wrote down everything that I wanted to achieve in my life.
And the idea is that as you tick them off,
you iterate upon them like, oh,
I want to run a 5k in my life
and then if you do that, you can tick it off and say,
oh, I want to run a 10k in my life.
My list was inspired by a guy called
Thomas Frank on YouTube.
And I created this before I even had a YouTube channel.
I wrote things like, be on TV,
reach a hundred thousand subscribers, skydive, bungee jump,
solo travel, travel to Australia.
And one of the things on this list was to write a book,
to publish the book and to be able to walk into a shop
and see that book in person.
As of today, I have achieved that.
So write yourself an impossible list.
You don't know what you're capable of.
You don't know where you could be in five years.
You could have written a book too,
you could have a YouTube channel too.
You can go solo traveling too, you can travel.
You can do whatever you want to, you know?
Yeah. That's all. Okay.
I love you guys.
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