be sure to take a break

this past week, i decided i would take a break from working on music videos. there were a few reasons: 1) i had a really busy april, and needed to take a breather 2) my time and project management skills had fallen off a cliff 3) i had to reevaluate why i create at all 4) i almost never give myself days off these days there are joys of being a freelancer. you get to work whenever you want, you set your own rates and hours, and you have control over who you work with. there are drawbacks, though; if you make yourself always reachable, people will try to reach you, and you’d soon have a line of customers waiting for you to let them in as you finish the work you already have. and if you can work whenever you want, who’s going to stop you from working every day and night if you so choose? let me make this clear: i do not recommend working every day and night. that’s a one-way ticket to burnout central, and it is not a fun place to be. when you’re working a job you love to do, it’s…