We’ve officially reached the time of year when we have to really make an effort to follow through on all those resolutions we made at the very end of 2025. It’s exciting, empowering, and, definitely a little daunting.
To get over the hump, we asked some of our favorite Skillshare instructors to tell us about their hopes and goals for 2026, what they plan to do, and how they'll keep themselves inspired and ready to create.
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| Filmmaker and YouTuber Jordy Vandeput is Protecting his Creativity and Getting Physical |
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This week, we’re spotlighting Jordy Vandeput, a filmmaker and film teacher who is heading into 2026 with plans to focus on giving his creativity the space to breathe by spending time learning new skills, staying in shape, and perhaps most importantly, staying happy by making art on his own terms. |
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| Q: What’s one lesson you’re bringing forward into 2026? |
| Jordy: In 2025, I stepped completely outside my comfort zone and learned to bake pizza from scratch—a world away from my usual technical work. It took months of trial and error, countless imperfect doughs, and plenty of patience before I finally got it right. What struck me most wasn't just mastering the skill itself, but discovering how energizing it is to be a complete beginner at something again. That sense of challenge and growth reminded me why continuous learning matters, even (or especially) when it has nothing to do with your day job. In 2026, I'm committed to finding another "random" skill to pursue—because that excitement of starting from zero is something I want to keep alive. Plus, all my friends and family loved that I can make pizza for them now. |
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| Q: Are there any tools, apps, or methods you’re leaning on this year to organize your projects or creative life? |
| Jordy: Less about specific tools, more about protecting my creative energy. I'm leaning heavily into automation and AI this year, not to replace the creative work, but to handle the boring, repetitive tasks that drain my time and focus. The goal is to scale my creative vision while staying fully in control of the parts that matter. AI does the grunt work, I do the thinking. |
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| Q: If you were designing your own personal curriculum for the year, what would it include? |
| Jordy: A random physical skill (building that custom table), restarting YouTube on my own terms, and continuing to experiment in areas that have nothing to do with my day job, like perfecting my pizza dough or diving deeper into a hobby just because it interests me. The curriculum isn't about optimization, it's about staying curious and making sure I'm learning things that energize me, not just advance my career. |
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Less doomscrolls,
more crushing goals 🏆 |
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Join Jordy in making this your most creative year yet, with one month of unlimited learning and creating, on us. |
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