About this episode

The episode explores how freelancers can restructure their weekly schedules and identities to avoid burnout and promote growth.

Malik is juggling client work, marketing, and admin—and he's running on fumes. Preston and Amy Suto, creator of the bestselling Substack Make Writing Your Job and author of the upcoming Write for Money and Power, dig into why most freelancers burn out not from working too hard, but from undercharging, context-switching, and never actually deciding who they want to be. This episode is a practical and surprisingly personal look at how to restructure your week—and your identity—so you can grow without collapsing. Support our show sponsors -> ⁠⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/sponsors⁠⁠⁠ Submit your own question -> ⁠⁠⁠https://freelancetofounder.com/ask⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Preston Suto

Guest: Amy Suto

Topics covered

• freelancing
• burnout
• time management
• identity
• work-life balance

Keywords

• freelancer
• burnout
• scheduling
• undercharging
• context-switching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Substack

Books & works: Make Writing Your Job, Write for Money and Power

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