My top tips for avoiding burnout 😵💫
Burnout will KILL your freelancing business... Here's how to keep it at bay.
Five or six weeks ago, I found myself really struggling to get work done. I was unable to focus, find joy in my writing (something I’d never had an issue with before), and check writing tasks off my to-do list.
I was working way fewer hours than I set aside for work each week. And when I didn’t meet my productivity or time quotas as a result, I was sorely disappointed in myself.
But I was getting more than enough sleep. I was eating well. I was exercising regularly. I was also spending time in Scripture and church, feeding my spiritual growth.
Yet I couldn’t get myself to write. At least, not nearly as much as I used to.
I started wondering what was wrong with me!
I figured it out in early April when
from The Freelance Formula posted the following article about recovering from burnout:
When I read her article, everything suddenly became clear!
What I was experiencing was burnout.
P.S. Shyanne’s tips are awesome - I recommend you check them out! Her tip about “varying your work” really resonated with me. In fact, I’ve also written about the value of diversifying your workload before:
Today, though, I’d like to give you some additional, unique ideas for fighting burnout. If you don’t learn how to curb it, it will destroy your business - and I almost learned that the hard way.
First off…
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