Are you giving yourself a break?

Something that has become very apparent to me in my time at WA is that obviously the task set out in front of you is huge. There's an awful lot to do and so much effort needs to be put in. But are you giving yourself enough down time to actually work effectively?

Most people know the phrase 'Don't run before you can walk' and this - although incredibly cliché - rings true with this process. I quite often see people trying to fly through their lessons here and force up a sub-par website and even less sub-par content just for the sake of doing so. What does it achieve?

This stuff takes time. Lots of it. Nothing is going to happen overnight and there is absolutely no quick money fix to your lives. This only works if you give yourself ample time to make it work. Don't overload yourself. Of course, at times, you're going to want to pull your hair out. Your site's gone down, or wordpress isn't quite formatting your content the way you want it to, or you feel like despite the countless hours you've put in, you just aren't getting anywhere! We've all been there. We've all felt the dysphoria.

This is why it is absolutely crucial to let yourself have some time. Have a day off. Some cool down time will not hurt you. In fact, it's actually very beneficial.

I find if I try to get as much done as humanely possible, and cram my time with lessons and trying to force out content; I achieve so little. For starters the lessons go in one ear and out the other. My content is poor.

You will be surprised to find that if you actually take a breather and allow yourself some time off to just do nothing, the writing will come much more naturally to you. You're less stressed, you've had time to mull over what you want to write about next and probably even gained some ideas. You'll find you get more done even with taking a break, than if you try and rush through.

The worst thing you can do is speed through it. And if you do, you'll be back to square 1 in no time.

Take a break!