I’ve been working on a big writing project.
It is due September 15th
and I’ve been putting 16 hour days
every day on it.
Yesterday, I hit the wall.
I was burned out.
I couldn’t revise another word.
By noon, I knew I was in trouble.
I hadn’t even opened the document.
So I switched to revisions
of another story.
I worked on this different story all day.
I immediately felt better.
Tomorrow, I will return to the big project
with renewed enthusiasm.
“Maybe you’re putting off a huge task
because you’re fried.
If entrepreneurship is starting
to feel like a grind,
figure out how to freshen it up.
Could you delegate the task
you’re procrastinating
or at least share some of the labor?
Is there a way to do it differently
so it doesn’t feel like
the same old, same old?
Try breaking up
the types of tasks you do.
If you’ve been writing proposals
for a solid week,
revamping your business plan
is likely to feel like a chore.
Instead, take a few days
to make client calls or
do something completely unrelated,
then start the big task
when you’re refreshed.”
If you’re burned out,
try switching up tasks.