Managing Burnout: Balancing Intense Projects and Social MediaManaging Burnout: Balancing Intense Projects and Social Media
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After working intensely on a project, i find it difficult to continue it just for socials. Is this common or am I just lazy? πŸ˜…
This is a bento I finished yesterday. The project was done months ago 🫣
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@John Salinero I feel like this is a common trend. When I used to freelance, I would always block time at the end to do bookkeeping and putting together a case study of what the project was/what were the outcomes. Both tasks felt laborious; I just wanted to jump to the next task.
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@Gajus Kuizinas I like the concept. It could help to document processes that normally we would just keep as abstract notions on our canvases. Journaling for creative development I guess πŸ™‚
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@John Salinero I get lazy for that too, it's normal I guess. This looks amazing, wonderful work!!
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@John Salinero I totally feel you, and it totally makes sense. I say just do what you have to
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@John Salinero creating content about a project can feel like more work than the project itself sometimes πŸ˜…
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@Kyle Humber it’s a project in itself for real πŸ₯²
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@John Salinero such is the life of a designer!
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Totally common! Sometimes breaking it down into bite-sized posts or scheduling content in advance helps. 😊
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