Hey Dragon,

I hope life has been kind to you since last we spoke :)

Over the last few months, I've been dealing with a lot of stress.

Whether it was my finances, my physical health, or even my mental health, everything felt like too much.

It's also not helpful that I'm a Highly Sensitive Person. So, unless you're like me, I experience the world in 8K while neurotypical people experience life in 4k.

So, I'm taking a deep breath to say that I need a break. The content creation journey is too much to bear right now and I'm not seeing the results I wanted to see.

That process taught me a lot about myself and my needs. Perhaps it's ok to not grind my body and soul to a pulp in the name of creating more content. Perhaps I need to take care of my needs before I try to take care of yours. It's like the instructions in a plane - put your own mask before helping others. And I desperately need some oxygen these days.

I don't know when I'll be back. But I do know that I'm going to put my mental health above all else at the moment.

I've been creating content and neglecting other aspects of my life to the point where I'm not sleeping well, my health deteriorates, and I have too much to do. And above all else - I'm not doing what I want to do, which feels like my biggest failure.

So, how will you be affected by this?

The free products I've put online will still serve you. The 30-Day Medium writing challenge is independent and doesn't need my supervision to keep going. Same goes for the NaNoWriMo challenge.

Any paid product I've been planning for the foreseeable future will be put on hold for now while I re-work how to integrate content creation back into my life in a more balanced way.

My website, youtube channel, discord, and my Medium page will also stay live.

What will I do now?

First and foremost, I want to put my mind into relaxing activities. I've been putting too much stress on myself. Writing is an inevitable part of who I am, so I might find myself journaling more or even writing more posts just without the added stress of a schedule and consistent publishing. But I won't be putting expectations on myself. I may play some video games again. Catch up on some TV shows I missed, and try to rebuild relationships with people I may have neglected during this time.

I want to invest more time in my life, family, and hobbies. Also take care of my financial status. That part has been my biggest source of stress and perhaps I can put some more effort into that during my down time from creating content.

Thank you for reading me and being here. When I come back, I'll be sure to let you know.

Much love as always,

Oren

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P.S.

Emails always reach me. Feel free to contact me at any point by replying to any of my emails.

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