I Burned Out After Posting 1,000 Articles Online, Here’s Why

And how I recovered

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In 2017 I had 1,000 followers and was hungrier than a lion in the African wilderness.

I remember writing up a storm back then.

Here was my routine

• 8–11 AM: Write two articles for a client
• 1 — 4PM: Write two articles for Diply
• 7–9PM: Write an article on Medium and respond to readers

I was pulling 3,000 daily words back then like it was nothing.

I was in grind mode. Determined to make my mark on the world, trying desperately to make ends meet.

Fast forward to this past June.

A few months ago it was tough for me to write one 250-word post on LinkedIn.

I went from being able to churn out 3K words daily to barely being able to write 250.

In short, what the fuck happened?

A toxic combination of many things to steer clear of. Here is my cautionary tale for you.

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