"The obligation to produce destroys the pleasure of creating". So true! A lightbulb moment for me reading this. Thanks for the thought-provoking articles Llorenç. Have fun!
I understand where you are coming from, Llorenç. It can be time-consuming and feel like a chore sometimes. It's important to find the balance in life and I applaud you for the courage to give yourself the space you need.
It's something I struggle with as a creator to figure out too.
I hope the time off will result in a period of growth and fulfillment!
I mainly spend most of my Saturday and early morning Sunday writing and cleaning up, along with making LinkedIn posts to share it out and post on different communities.
Part of what makes it sustainable is knowing that I'm learning something in each article, + the growth of the newsletter and the benefits that comes with.
The trouble is the weekly obligation it comes with. It would be great if I could feel more comfortable taking breaks
"The obligation to produce destroys the pleasure of creating". So true! A lightbulb moment for me reading this. Thanks for the thought-provoking articles Llorenç. Have fun!
Thanks for the kind words!!
Looking forward to seeing you back in a year!
I understand where you are coming from, Llorenç. It can be time-consuming and feel like a chore sometimes. It's important to find the balance in life and I applaud you for the courage to give yourself the space you need.
It's something I struggle with as a creator to figure out too.
I hope the time off will result in a period of growth and fulfillment!
I wouldn't mind catching up one day to share how you handle the workload. Maybe there is a more productive way than mine.
But a big part for me was also enjoying writing and sharing, and the joy stopped...
Happy to share.
I mainly spend most of my Saturday and early morning Sunday writing and cleaning up, along with making LinkedIn posts to share it out and post on different communities.
Part of what makes it sustainable is knowing that I'm learning something in each article, + the growth of the newsletter and the benefits that comes with.
The trouble is the weekly obligation it comes with. It would be great if I could feel more comfortable taking breaks
That's an interesting approach.
I was using more of a bit of work every day instead of accumulating all the work in a day.
I wrote about it: https://frontendengineering.substack.com/p/how-i-write-my-articles
I wonder whether your approach would have been better for me. Or maybe I should have kept the motivation if I had grown more. Who knows...
I really like yours emails with yours ideas, experience and explanation.
Thanks for the kinde words!