If you’re a “creative professional” the chances are extremely high that you live in the dark. As a film editor, I have to spend all …
I Was Tired of Putting My Kids to Bed via FaceTime Every Night. Here’s What I Did About It.
I’ll never forget the two simple sentences spoken by my (then) 5-year-old son that changed the course of my entire life. I was editing the …
How Total Burnout Led to the Most Productive Year of My Life
My name is Zack Arnold, and I’m a recovering workaholic. Here’s the thing about being a workaholic that nobody ever talks about. Unlike other addictions …
How to Establish a Morning Routine (Even If You’re Not a Morning Person)
I’m going to confidently make a blanket generalization: Editors are not morning people. Here’s the morning routine trick:
How to Get the Best Sleep of Your Life (And the Evening Routine That Makes It Easy)
I used to be a zombie living off 4 hours a night, but after developing this system I now get 7 hours of sleep every night no matter how busy my schedule.
How to Overcome Post-Production Burnout
Burnout is not the exception in the post industry, it’s the rule. I’m hoping that sharing my story and my strategies to overcome burnout can change this.
A Classic Case of Post-Production Burnout
Read more about what working in post-production really does to us and the steps to avoid post-production burnout.