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Why I have no vacation and stopped celebrating (in the traditional sense)

Why I have no vacation and stopped celebrating (in the traditional sense)

Berlin (Germany) on 4 December 2016

I left university in Spring 2013. I had become dumb and numb during my studies, at least that is how I felt. So the years after I started thinking again and asking why.

In my following journeys to the Americas, Asia and Europe work, leisure and travel have been a dominant topic. How to find the sweet spot of this triangle?

I want to be productive but I also want to see the world and meet people, and I want to have solo time where I can think, ponder and write for myself. Sleep was also a topic. Getting enough sleep is important whereas the amount is dependent on one’s own preference. But this leads to the topic of when to go to bed, how much to be a night owl or early bird, or an in-between bird. For me it all came down to the day structure.

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Why don’t you write a screenplay?

Why don’t you write a screenplay?

Hi, I’m Alexander, founder of Free Write Camp whose mission is to make people writing excellent. I encourage people like you to start writing when you feel that writing can serve you well. I’m neither forcing people to write nor am I evangelizing. I mean you who wants to be a known writer but didn’t dare to express it or acknowledge it for yourself.

My background

I’m almost in the same boat as you. I do write for money as a freelancer (blog posts, promotional texts, copywriting, guides and research-intense pieces) but I also have three day jobs to sustain myself. At one day job I’m writing for an online community, at another one, I’m cleaning households. The third one is where I cold-sell to potential clients and do content marketing (plus copywriting) from time to time to sell better and more.

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53: You’re not Making Progress Because You’re in a Permanent Place of Paralysis

You’re not Making Progress Because You’re in a Permanent Place of Paralysis

I’m cleaning private households to support myself financially. It’s a repetitive, meditative and fun task which allows me to think while giving people a hand in their homes.

Today it struck me: You (me included) don’t move forward in your project, relation or business because you don’t know how. It’s valid for physical work (e.g. cleaning) and cognitively demanding tasks like writing.

When I start writing a client’s text „from the hips“ (without a plan, pre-defined order or structure) I’m usually wasting time. I like to tell myself that eventually, it will turn out into a good text. It won’t and never did. It’s rubbish. Read More

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