Writer’s Blog
How to avoid burn out
A writer who publishes every day’s guide to keeping on going.
What most writer’s struggle with is burnout. It’s one of the most common causes of writers giving up their work and finding a regular job.
I publish something on Medium almost every day. While I don’t feel burnout per se, there are definitely pressures that come with consistently putting out your work into the world!
While I’ve never burnt out with writing, I did end up having a mental breakdown from working too hard a few years ago. That put me out of work for three months. So, as you can imagine, burn out is something that I want to avoid at all costs. There are systems that I have put into place to help me prevent falling out of love with my career.
So how do I keep a consistent publishing schedule while maintaining my sanity?
I work on one thing a day.
That’s not to say I only do one thing a day.
I have one project that I have to complete for me to mark that day as a success. It doesn’t have to big, the size of the task changes depending on my workload and mood for the day.
Choosing one thing to complete helps me prioritise. If you could only do one thing…
