Burnout can have many elements to it. There may be no singular cause, but several that combine in just the right, awful way. Every person and case of burnout is different, but I think that one common cause that shows up often is a felt need to control our time. (I just talked about thisContinue reading “This Is How Long It’s Taking”
Author Archives: Jeff Nelson
A Week Outside Reality
My family’s annual trip to Ormond Beach, Florida exists on its own plane. The weeks and months before and after it are filled with responsibilities. We mind calendars and lists and activities, and they dictate where we need to be and for how long, and what we need to do while we’re there. We attendContinue reading “A Week Outside Reality”
Five Ways to Battle Writer’s Block
Whether I’m working on a book, a blog post, a sermon, or an article for work, writer’s block is inevitable: I sit down to write something, staring at a blank page, and feeling like there’s nothing. No ideas, no energy, nothing. It happens to every writer. For some it’s a near-constant affliction. Others have comeContinue reading “Five Ways to Battle Writer’s Block”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 