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Tim Vandehey's avatar

The caveat to the "nothing days:" they should be intentional, not because you're too exhausted mentally and physically to write, so you stay in bed half the day and spend the other half binge-watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on Prime while feeling searing guilt over not working on your 5 active projects (ahem—not a real example). The point is, after 30 years as a full-time freelancer (an oxymoron if ever there was one), I'm still getting the hang of not overcommitting and not putting too much pressure on myself to be The Answer for everyone's ghosting needs. Choosing balance and space is a skill I'm still mastering. Peace.

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Jenna Nicole Stevens's avatar

Thank you so much Amy for this wonderful piece. The journal prompts were amazing and so helpful to begin outlining my goals for next year. I've felt so stagnant with my writing lately, and definitely somewhat burnt out, so it felt really great to sit down and journal out what I want next year to look like creatively.

Next year is the year for big things and everything aligning!

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