Will My Vacation End Any Hope Of A Freelance Career?

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the other hand, is a different monster. It thrives on consistency. In all seriousness, I kind of feel like I’m gambling with my fate. I’ve put my focus into Medium, mainly, since I decided to do freelance writing full-time.</p><p id="2362">Not because Medium is a lucrative side hustle-although it can be if you put the time and energy in- but because I’m trying to narrow my focus. Give one thing 100 % instead of 98%. I don’t want to half-ass it.</p><p id="7da5">For three days(I have an article scheduled for tomorrow), I’m going to give it 0%. That does scare me. We joke about the Medium algorithms hating us, but I don’t want to lose any momentum I’ve gained.</p><p id="22ee">Yet, I need this vacation. I’ve been unlearning my habit of needing to constantly do something. This has been the entire story of my life and I need to rest. I need to give myself permission to rest.</p><p id="71c1">That is what I’m doing this weekend. Building a healthier future for myself. Trusting the universe(or whatever you believe in).</p><p id="e41d">Fellow content creators, I would ask you to consider what ways you’re taking care of yourself too.</p><p id="f790">The world is constantly demanding more, more, more. More TikToks. More YouTube. Someone will be there to provide it. The followers who really enjoy your work won’t leave if you take a break.</p><p id="6066">The people that happen upon your work in their doomscrolling don’t really care who you are. The algorithms that determine your success do not car

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Ah, content creation. The only job that never sleeps

I am going on vacation tomorrow. I’m excited to disconnect from the massive world of my social media following, the desire and/or need to put content on Medium every day, and to be just another human on a beach.

Part of me is also terrified. I have my tweets scheduled through Hypefury- what a godsend. I can translate these tweets into Instagram posts quickly. The translation may even be automated, thanks to Hypefury. Again, a godsend.

I think I’ve got the social media part figured out. The soul-eating algorithm monsters of Instagram and Twitter and even LinkedIn probably won’t completely piece together that I’m gone.

Like, I’m really going to be gone. I’m not even taking my computer. That’s too dangerous- I might start writing.

Medium, on the other hand, is a different monster. It thrives on consistency. In all seriousness, I kind of feel like I’m gambling with my fate. I’ve put my focus into Medium, mainly, since I decided to do freelance writing full-time.

Not because Medium is a lucrative side hustle-although it can be if you put the time and energy in- but because I’m trying to narrow my focus. Give one thing 100 % instead of 98%. I don’t want to half-ass it.

For three days(I have an article scheduled for tomorrow), I’m going to give it 0%. That does scare me. We joke about the Medium algorithms hating us, but I don’t want to lose any momentum I’ve gained.

Yet, I need this vacation. I’ve been unlearning my habit of needing to constantly do something. This has been the entire story of my life and I need to rest. I need to give myself permission to rest.

That is what I’m doing this weekend. Building a healthier future for myself. Trusting the universe(or whatever you believe in).

Fellow content creators, I would ask you to consider what ways you’re taking care of yourself too.

The world is constantly demanding more, more, more. More TikToks. More YouTube. Someone will be there to provide it. The followers who really enjoy your work won’t leave if you take a break.

The people that happen upon your work in their doomscrolling don’t really care who you are. The algorithms that determine your success do not care who you are.

It’s up to us to care for ourselves, and to care for each other.

With that, I’m on vacation!

⭐️Thanks for reading! Support a creator here and join my email list here

⭐️Follow The Writing On The Wall for curated content by yours truly❤

Readers like you allow me to earn money off of my writing-and part of that comes from joining Medium. Commitment can be scary, but this one is worth it! You can use my referral link to sign up today.