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I Might Need A Break From Writing

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Something strange is happening right now. Whenever I try to write something, my brain fizzles and turns to mush. I can’t get more than a paragraph before my brain stops trying to work.

I don’t know if I’m trying too hard or can’t get into any material lately. But this problem feels unshakable.

So I’ll do the only logical thing I can think of for the rest of the week. I’m taking a break.

It’s not good timing since I’ve written only two articles this month, but what choice do I have? It’s been building up forever, and topics aren’t forming like they used to.

Part of me feels like I’m letting myself down. I have a few more weeks before the summer portion of my job kicks in. But if I’m too fried to do anything it’ll feel like I never took a vacation.

Burnout is burnout. I’m not making the same mistake I made in China. I’m catching the signals now and taking a break.

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