On the 23rd day of blogtober, the ghost in my attic gave to me, a list of ways to help to cope with work and blogging
So, I have been working for a little over six months now and life has been hectic, though once I turn off my work laptop I do not have to worry about finishing assignments and stuff however, the mental exhaustion from work is very similar to how I felt during exam weeks.
Due to that exhaustion, my creativity, reading and blogging have been suffering, due to a tried brain I find myself gravitating to watching just TV shows or YouTube videos as they do not use my brain capacity.
Though in July and a part of August I had found a kind of peace with my blogging and work and so I thought I could jot all of those points down for both you guys and myself and hopefully going forward they will help us keep in balancing and blogging
Have a posting scheduled
One thing I have found particularly very helpful in managing work and blogging is having a posting schedule, if you have an idea of which days and when you wanna post it becomes easier to plan out when to write your posts.
Personally I prefer posting 3 times a week Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays at around 9:30 -10:00 pm (expect in October, last two weeks of December and the first two weeks of January) and this really helps me ensure that I have to have posts scheduled and ready to go on those days, which in turn pushes me to work on them
Plan out your posts in advance
Back in July during a particular creative moment, I was able to jot down all the blog posts ideas I wanna post about in that month, which was pretty epic tbh and having that all pre-planned out really helped me as when I sat down to write I did not have to first think about what I wanted to write but just work on the content to put into those ideas.
Now this will definitely not happen all the time and there will be a lot of instances where you will be stumped for ideas, but do not stress as you can always skip a day of posting or go back to the tried and tested book memes, book tags and book reviews post to help you tackle a creative block problem.
Block a day/a particular time to write posts
This tip is pretty standard, you have to block a time on your calendar based on your preference to write out the posts you have planned for the month or at least a week.
You can write for 30 mins a day, or block out a couple of hours at one particular day to do your writing, personally the latter option works for me now, as I like to block my Saturdays and Sundays for blogging.
Use your phone for proof reading
I write down all of my posts on my computer and I am not a person who likes to proofread write away so I tend to wait and then forget which is very evident in my pervious years posts but this year I have started to proofread on my phone and it has been a game changer as spelling and grammatical mistakes can be edited easily on a phone and along with that I can even do it, in the few minutes of free time I have in my office hours.
Be kind to yourself and Take Breaks
In our strive for perfection we tend to be very hard on ourselves and push ourselves to be productive often forgetting that we are humans and that humans get tired and sometimes we just don’t wanna do something because our mood isn’t right or any number of reasons.
It is okay to miss a few days of posting because ultimately pushing yourself will lead to burnout and will make you hate your blog and other creative outlets so be kind to yourself and allow yourself to rest.
And take breaks regularly, go on a blogging hiatus at least one a year and make it at least a week long, allow yourself to rejuvenate it will help you get back into the swing of things
And in times of stress always remind yourself of what Harry Styles said and apply it to yourself as well “Treat People with Kindness“
What are your top tips to handle blogging with a full time job?
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