Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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We celebrate our anniversary by sharing the secret origin story of How to Adult, the show's original title, and why y'all are the most awesome viewers ever!

Support How to Adult on Patreon at patreon.com/howtoadult

HOW TO ADULT Posters Now Available from DFTBA Records!
store.dftba.com/collections/how-to-adult

Merchandise from Mike (including "Reading Changes Us" and "Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost" posters!):
store.dftba.com/collections/t-michael-martin

"How to Adult" is a "life skills" edutainment channel brought to you by Executive Producers Hank Green and John Green. Subscribe for new videos every week!

Tumblr: learnhowtoadult.tumblr.com
Twitter: twitter.com/learnhowtoadult
Facebook: facebook.com/learnhowtoadult

Created, Written, and Hosted by:
Emma Mills & T. Michael (Mike) Martin
youtube.com/elmify
youtube.com/tmikemartin
Mike is also a Young Adult novelist. His book, THE END GAMES, is available at all online booksellers, including
Indiebound (indiebound.org/book/9780062201812?aff=tmichaelmartin ) and Amazon: (amazon.com/gp/product/0062201816/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062201816&linkCode=as2&tag=tmicmar-20&linkId=CF4ULRBEW6LATV3C)

Directed and Edited by:
T. Michael Martin


Executive Producers:
Hank & John Green
youtube.com/vlogbrothers