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When you've tried everything (and nothing's working) 🤷
So - you've been trying to do composing professionally for a long time now.
(Maybe you've even dreamt of this career ever since you were a kid.)
You love the idea of...
🥰 Doing what you love for a living
🤩 Getting to work on cool projects
😎 Getting to work with cool people
🤑 Get...
by Zach Heyde —
Aug 13, 2024
burnout
finding work
How I start every week to prevent burnout 🔋
As you may have discovered yesterday…
Mondays can make or break your energy and motivation for the rest of the week.
I used to feel like Garfield.
I’d over-exert myself at the start of every week, thinking:
“I’ve got to get EVERYTHING done on my to-do list to stay ahead!”
But every time I’d do...
by Zach Heyde —
Aug 13, 2024
burnout
How I overcame a 6-month creative block 🧑💻
Throughout the last 365 days, my YouTube channel has been climbing rapidly to nearly 100,000 subscribers.
And yet...
For the past few months, I'd been dealing with a pretty hefty creative block. 😓
It all started with a break from content creation I took in November to create the Composing Career ...
by Zach Heyde —
Aug 13, 2024
burnout
content creation