Managing Burnout Is A Life-Long Journey, That鈥檚 Why I鈥檓 Prioritizing Self-CareI've had a terrible few weeks with no creative output. I was burned out, anxious, and unable to work on anything related to my creative practice. I'm just about seeing the other side of this burnout but I know it will happen again. I want to be able...1EJul 4, 2022 路 3 min readheymichellemac.hashnode.dev
Here's What Over 100 Creatives on Twitter Taught Me About Overcoming Creative BlockCreative block is something I struggle with quite often as a creative. Almost like clockwork every couple of months I run out of creative inspiration. I find it hard to string a few sentences together to write an article let alone design something li...Jun 13, 2022 路 3 min readheymichellemac.hashnode.dev
How I Use Obsidian To Take Action On The Content I ConsumeI consume a lot of articles, podcasts, and videos each week but I would never take action on this content. I would read something that sparked an idea for me and think "this is a good idea to try out". Then I'd finish the article, take my notes, and ...May 9, 2022 路 4 min readheymichellemac.hashnode.dev
How I Manage Ads For My Newsletter With Airtable And GumroadMy newsletter Design Insight now features a Classifieds section. For a fee, people can buy an ad spot in my newsletter to promote their product or service. To make this process easier to manage I set up a Gumroad listing and combined it with an Airta...May 2, 2022 路 8 min readheymichellemac.hashnode.dev
This Is How I Publish My Newsletter Every Week Without FailAt the time of writing this, I have published an edition of Design Insight every week for the last 49 weeks. Once I'm finished writing this article I'll be scheduling edition 50! I say this not to brag but to take stock of where I'm at in this proces...Apr 25, 2022 路 7 min readheymichellemac.hashnode.dev