have you ever felt like you had a negative relationship with productivity?

@w.lvermaak9894

Ай бұрын

Gave up all my hobbies, painting, writing, reading, everything in the name of work productivity. I only came to the realisation this year how unhealthy it actually was now that 3 years has passed since I've done any of these things that once gave me so much joy. Really feel I've sabotaged my own happiness in life.

@tamaraesquivel7663

Ай бұрын

Yes

@halina328

Ай бұрын

I'm currently on a sick leave from work and just yesterday i told my husband that i feel so useless. Then i realized I'm healing after a big surgery and that's the most important and productive thing i could be doing right now. But it’s still difficult because usually I'm just like you and i feel best when i do things, accomplish sth, tick off my to dos. Lately I've been thinking that our culture is to blame because we are thought that we should do more and more, and that the most productive person is the most admirable " best person", somehow better than others. I have a friend with a disability and she can't work or even do stuff around the house, she requires help with everything. What then? She isn't worth anything as a person because she physically can't be productive?

@julianajb

Ай бұрын

I want the Y2K playlist! lol!

5:17 mins in so excuse if this comes up later! I'm a therapist here in Sydney, Aus, who LOVES your channel because we are literally the same person. When you said "it will be bring me to my dream life" I couldn't help but wonder what your dream life for you actually LOOKS like, and then what it that would FEEL like living. Birds-eye perspective from a viewer, your life seems like a dream if we just take all the little pieces of it: gorgeous apartment, beautiful healthy supportive relationship, puppy dog, barre instructor, business owner, flexible schedule, workouts, holidays in Florida, new car with beige seats! Same with my life: gorgeous apartment by the ocean in Sydney, the most beautiful relationship, business owner, my own therapy practice, holidays, weekends with friends, supportive family, yoga classes and matcha lattes. I spent all of last weekend crying to myself because of how much I get in the way of enjoying my life (the problem cycle itself). It's right there! It exists! The dream life! But instead of living it, I cry and I self-sabotage, because I also think it's somehow not enough or it will get taken from me or I don't deserve it or I'm a fraud or it's not yet consistent $10k months. And what I realised is that 1. I don't need to be grateful for what I have now, because that adds another layer of guilt in my brain for not being grateful. but 2. All I have to do is work out what gives me the FEELING of my dream life. That is not feeling anxious, stressed, guilty, frustrated. It's feeling spacious. Letting go of the numbers means that feeling is automatically there. Aka my dream life already exists. That's totally and utterly my choice to be brave enough to let go of the "security" in the numbers and feel my dream life on the other side - immediately. It's right there waiting for you!

@MeganEmma3006

Ай бұрын

Also - I have a HARD boundary with myself that I do not work on weekends and I do not work after 5pm. Ever. And it really helps.

@hoothoot6788

Ай бұрын

Wow I gained so much from this comment! Thank you!

@SunshineandSand88

Ай бұрын

Love this so much!!

You totally are a KZreadr !!! It is a real job it requires work and effort and creativity and I admire the fact that you’ve edited and your realness always!

I paid off debt by working the max OT and hardly eating. We can get through hard times at our adrenaline /gazelle intense states. But we can't sustain a happy healthy life in this way. ♥️ It's so so hard to get back to a healthy balance. Love that you're giving yourself some grace and helping others too.

Thank you for the transparency ❤ I am not really a workaholic but I can relate to wanting to give all aspects of my life my all and then feeling like I’m failing at them all. My boyfriend and me moved in together 6 months ago and now I realise that I never just chill, always either working or doing housework or “resting” but beating myself up for it. Trying to find a balance now ❤

Sometimes I feel like as a freelancer if I'm not productive enough then I won't earn enough and I believe that a lot of other people can agree that we don't even want to earn HUGE amounts of money, we just want to live comfortably. It has become hard to live comfortably and that drives a lot of us to be uncontrollably productive in order to earn more so that we can live a decent life. These are just some thoughts... This was a great video Zoe and I really like how you touch on things that most of us go through ❤ also as a freelance video editor and youtuber myself, editing takes A LOT OF HOURS and one video can sometimes even take days to complete. You're not doing anything wrong 💌

I relate so much Zoe and i even think about work on my days off, I nodded along to every part of this video. Thank you for your honesty.

Zoe, I feel this topic on a spiritual level. Overworking and trying to be my most productive self everyday is definitely something that I'm working on right now as well. Thank you for sharing with us how you are feeling. I always appreciate the honesty in your videos so much as I relate a lot to you and it makes me feel less alone. I'm glad you made a change to adjust copywriting to be less hours / less on-demand work. Something had to give and it seems that you get more joy out of KZread and being a fitness instructor right now. I have found that when I put my all into something, it really flourishes, and I get to see its true potential. I know it's just a matter of time until your channel pays all the bills, you got this girl!

I totally align with a lot of the points you made in this video! It’s so hard for me to not be productive. And as someone who recently started KZread as a side hustle, I can attest to how much work it is! I can’t even imagine how long it takes you to put out the quality and length of videos you do! So definitely have pride in being a KZreadr, it is something to be so proud of! Even if not everyone gets it

Zoe you are so composed and communicate everything with so much thought and intention ❤ I relate so much to what you talked about, I’ve been watching you for years since your consulting days and I can understand completely your challenges today. something that has helped me is trying to put a slow / more self care focused habit (for me it was reading bc I could never just sit and read without feeling like I had to “do something”) with that productivity and determination. I’m still trying to be gentle with myself too and tell myself slowing down is absolutely self care but it’s so much easier said than done. I love your channel so much and even just speaking all of this to your audience speaks to your character. Sending love 💕

I think getting fired makes you fall in a toxic productivity loop because you blame yourself for losing your job. And it’s worse if you have money struggles, it’s like working from a place of hate and you can’t stop blaming yourself for this misery

@loliwelch9151

Ай бұрын

This is REALLY interesting!

I also work for myself and teach yoga in the morning and I feel like I haven't done any work when I start mid-day because I was teaching in the morning. I feel that same 9-5, 8 hour grind pressure. It's hard to feel like I'm actually do enough so I really resonate with your personal experiences and your self-worth being tied to productivity.

I love the 40+ minute videos!

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

yayyy 💖

Gah I relate to this SO much! I have such a fixation on productivity - I even used to have an anti-capitalist love note stuck on my fridge that read "You are worth so much more than your productivity" as a daily reminder 😅it might be time to bring that back!

thanks for always being so open and honest with us zoe!!

When you mention needing security, which kinds? Material, physical, emotional, spiritual, communal, self…all of the above and more? I think it’s easy for all of us to use money (and the productivity the promises to provide it) as a proxy because it’s so versatile. It can buy food, information, social status. Of course all of these things need to be perpetually replenished and this puts us on a hamster wheel of always trying to secure more. How can we get comfortable with the prospect that all these may one day run out and no money will be able to restore them?

Maybe the KZreadrs who work full time and also upload multiple times per week can balance it all, and maybe they’re also struggling. For me I’ve found that being chronically busy & being a yes person is a defense mechanism, it’s easier to stay busy than to face my emotions. We are so engrained as a society to think we have to do all the things all the time, and it takes a lot of unlearning to enjoy a balanced life.

You look angelic ✨️

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

omg thank you ☺

Definitely feel all the feels with this video ❤ my main struggle is when I do decide to rest I always feel mega guilty for doing so even though I keep telling myself that rest is productive 😅

I can relate so hard to this. That note was one you needed to see!

I recently subscribed to your channel and I LOVE these long chat style videos. Your honesty is so refreshing it feels so validating. Thank you 🤍

I completely feel you on being obsessed with productivity. I feel like I am obsessed with having the “perfect routine” so I can optimize my day but it just ends up giving me stress because I’m not in a job or place in my life that allows me the space to create that kind of consistency.

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

ahh yes!! i feel this, like if we have the perfect routine every day will be flawless and without stress 🙈

I'm a copywriter and my job has time estimates to get work done. I tend to beat myself up if it takes me an extra hour or couple of hours to get a project done (even if it's a really difficult project). I then feel like I didn't have a productive day at all and it impacts the rest of my work week because I'm trying to hit weekly efficiency and word count goals. I can definitely relate to your situation.

Thank you so much for making this video! I constantly feel like I’m failing at things because I just don’t have enough hours in the day… my job, making KZread videos, cleaning the house, relationships/social life AND time to rest… how does one do it all?! 😭 this was so relatable (sorry to use the buzz word of social media lol but it really was!) I also think there’s another level of female vs male ability to relax? Maybe that’s just me but my husband is much better at just switching off and not feeling guilty for like not putting the laundry on lol. I think there is a societal pressure that women should be able to ‘do it all’ - be great mothers, homemakers and have a killer career. This was a reminder that everyone has different levels of productivity and that’s ok ❤

I so relate to these feelings and struggles. I had my last day of teaching until mid August today and was really looking forward to summer break, but now that it's here I'm feeling anxious to have time off without daily plans. I want to learn how to relax too and feel comfortable not being productive and just enjoying this season of my year. I felt so seen from this video ❤

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

you got this!!! enjoy your WELL DESERVED summer break 💖💖

Content creation is a full time job. For sure . 👍

somtime the parallels between your videos and my life are crazy lol. I TOO found a note from this time last year, where i QUIT my job with no backup, and was talking about my negative coping mechanisms when faced with the unknown, and this year, i got let go around the same time.. actively trying to not fall into the same patterns! acknowledging it is truly the first step in breaking the cycle

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

omg that is wild!!! we can certainly break this cycle 💖💖

I really relate to you saying that people usually say liking work and money are male characteristics, but I've never been able to get more details than "women should be soft." I wonder if it's actually related to ideas surrounding women and perceived weakness in math. Would love to hear your thoughts and if you learn anything new on that topic ❤

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

From what I've learned so far, it seems like things such as wealth, success, ambition, etc. are all more "masculine" traits. This doesn't mean that women cannot or should not possess them, but I think in our ~patriarchal society~ it often isn't as encouraged for women to be these things. I REALLY do think this is changing, women are now encouraged to be ambitious and successful, but I still cannot figure out why women + finances and especially talking about wealth isn't as common. Sometimes I feel like its because women are more encouraged to be humble vs men are praised when they brag/show off. Rant over!!

@loliwelch9151

Ай бұрын

@@ZoePritchard PREACH Zoey!!! 🙌 I would LOVE to see a full form video on this!

Maybe on days that you don't do the most work, instead of saying you weren't productive, you change the phrase to you are productive in resting

Long time viewer first time commenter. I really resonated with this video! I felt for so long that productivity was my personality and helped my anxiety when it was actually doing the opposite. I’m not trying to find a balance. But it’s hard as a business owner. I run a music studio and perform as an opera singer/choral artist.

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

wow sounds like you have an amazing job!! I can see it being so hard to switch that off, but you deff deserve to rest too 💖

i love your realness ❤ i wish you a lot succes and hapiness in your social media work and barre too, which a think is totally you, cause you send me ballerina vibes, i don't know why. anywaaay! good luck ❤

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

omg thank youuu! you are so sweet 💖💖

Sometimes procrastinated with things if I first wake up. More of an afternoon person

Yey a new video 🙌

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

hope you enjoyyyy 🩷🩷🩷

I love your video, it opened my eyes to the corporate world as well as the self employed world. I’m a nurse and Covid times were ridiculous. I’m still recovering from it. 😩

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

i can't even imagine!! nurses are doing the lord's work 💖💖💖

relatable this is

Taylor Wynn has several videos about her journey as a recovering workaholic. You might find her videos relatable if not helpful.

I wonder if a membership option like Patreon might help your income support yourself without contract work, not sure if you are interested in that or at what point KZreadrs usually start that. Just wanted to put it out there and I love watching your videos!

hi zoe!! as always I love your videos and your vulnerability. I’m reading The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck and she talks about how to stay true to yourself and follow your dreams while resisting productivity and hustle culture. you might enjoy it!

Have you ever read the book, Essentialism? I think it might be helpful!

Bonjour Zoé, je suis indépendante tout comme toi, et même si je suis un peu plus âgée que toi, ne me reconnais dans ce que tu dis. L'équilibre est très difficile à trouver. De mon côté, j'y travaille et ce n'est pas facile. Donne-toi du temps, le travail sur soi n'est pas une mince affaire. Je pense que tu as pris une bonne décision en levant le pied sur le copywriting. Bisous de la Belgique. ❤

I would never ask (esp online for everyone to see) how much money you make of a youtube/influencer job. But I'm really curious at the same time 😅Just because I find it facinating. Compared to many others, you don't have THAT many followers. But if you feel like you are pretty close to make enough that you could possibly live on that alone, it's pretty impressive! I'm guessing that means you have some great sponsorships and companys you work with. You deserve a lot more sibscribers and I hope you continue to grow! :)

@christineg6123

Ай бұрын

Yeah sponsorships are where the real money is!

I have the Same feelings 😢 we can do this and calm down a Little Bit 😊

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

yessss we can do this 💖

Can I get the link to the playlist pleaseeeeee🙏🏼🙏🏼

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

omg yes!! sorry I forget hehe here it is open.spotify.com/playlist/1vRPO5QjMsJvb0j52h67e6?si=tWJQwoI6RG-wnV9tx81xbw&pi=u-mSI_2iqDT7-s

@MichaelaBrim

Ай бұрын

@@ZoePritchard thanks❤️❤️❤️

You are not a SLOW video editor. I don’t know if you ever went through your British KZread phase like me but Zoella or Zoey Sugg makes long form vlogs now. She’s been doing this for 10+ years and she always talks openly about how long it takes her to edit! Whoever told you or is telling you that you take too long is a silly goose and they don’t understand KZread or video editing!

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

silly goose 🪿💖 thank you for this comment!

I could google this but to boost engagement could you tell me what copy writing is? Lol i have no idea

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

haha i appreciate you! Copywriting is a general term for writing (usually in a business or marketing context). In my case it is job posts, press releases, internal communications, etc.

It's so crazy to me how similar our stories are on some levels. If you switch out copywriting with image retouching, what you said is basically how I feel. I've been wanting to phase out of this work, but it's consistent, I can do it from home, it pays the bills, I feel productive... And now that I have my finances in order and I have goals around that, I want to hit those goals consistently and even going way over my goal one month isn't enough to chill a little bit more the next. This month I went over my goal by 3 times (!!!) and I've given myself 3 weeks off client work, but the idea is to build something new that I can sell more passively to get my time back. Which I think is a good idea, but on the front end of that, it's still going to be a lot of work until it will pay off. Anyway, big rambles. Together with you having a dog with separation anxiety and needing to balance training with working from home and laundry, sometimes it really does feel like I hear myself talk. 😅It definitely makes me feel less alone to watch your videos, so I hope this comment does something similar for you! 🩷

Hey Zoe, if your company is interested in working with a copywriter outside of the U.S. I am open to work. It’s been a slower year for me and any additional work right now would be appreciated 😊

@ZoePritchard

Ай бұрын

hiii 💖 they already hired someone else! sorry about that :)

New York too

Unfortunately 70k to 100k isn’t much anymore When I was growing up that salary was fantastic I’m in my mid sixties If I was younger I’d do t know how I would make it

I don’t live there but I know people that do it’s very hard

I Sure in Canada 🇨🇦 is just the same as the states

I actually think that nobody "likes being productive" - everybody just likes the idea of being productive. People who actually are productive do not think about being productive - it just comes to them naturally. I wish I would be one of them. But I am not.

Zoe How r u doing I hope you are doing good and how's your health and I really really can't wait to watch this vlog and I wish you have a beautiful week ahead💖💖🥹😭🥹

In California it’s nothing

Sone people are still working remote Not sure if that’s healthy

I just can’t stand how UTubers brag about their designer clothes and bags Don’t brag is not cooil

yeah i agree with what you said about how strange it is that people are trying to “beat” others in terms of hard work. it’s almost as if they’re trying to put themselves on higher ground to feel more deserving of what they earn 🤨 everyone is just trying to exist but some people will inevitably criticize if they feel threatened 🫤

Obsessed with you🫶🏻