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Recently, I lost my final freelancing client to generative AI slop. Well, it was actually a long time coming. I had a feeling the company was going to shift in this direction back in 2023. Slowly but surely, my job was diminished for a myriad of “cost” reasons. And all of this got me thinking, maybe I’m done with freelancing.
School takes up a huge chunk of my time throughout the week, as it should. That means I haven’t had a chance to dump a lot of time into various forms of content, such as blog posts and YouTube videos. Since it’s Spring Break next week, I’m going to try to use that time to get a few things ahead.
The first week of March is virtually in the bag, and I’m having one of my better months to date. As long as I keep up the momentum, there are a lot of great things on the horizon. I just gotta make sure I’m still trudging along at a realistic pace for myself to avoid burnout.
February is about over, and I haven’t been able to meet any of my goals for the month. With one week left, time is running out. I can’t necessarily say it was a failing month, though. Like always, I managed to get a lot of things done in the background. And I had an especially good week during the workshops at the university.
It’s been an exceptionally busy and chaotic week. Then again, when aren’t they? Just when things look like they’re running smoothly, your girlfriend’s apartment floods, and you have to evac a couple of cats. Still, things are progressing as well as could be expected for 2026. I just wish chaos would take a vacation.
January started out relatively well, but then life and school intervened a bit. And although I am slightly behind for my 2026 goals, there isn’t anything out of my reach. The trick is not to stress about what didn’t get done and look forward to the things we want to do. Learn from the past, but don’t dwell on it.
It’s funny; every time I set some realistic goals to be productive, the universe says, “Not today!” This week, school started and took the majority of my time, so that’s not necessarily a bad thing. And if I remember right, the first week of the last semester was haphazard as well.
This week was a bit north of busy, but I managed to keep most of my projects in check. This especially includes my goal to write a million words before the end of the year. Given all of the things I do in a day, it’s still one hell of an accomplishment. However, next week will be the true test of my time management skills.
Since I began recording all of the words I write and publish, I haven’t hit one million words. That’s mostly because most of my income nowadays doesn’t require a lot of writing. But in 2026, I am setting my sights on hitting a million words and then some, and all of it without the use of AI slop.
Every year, I try to motivate myself by creating a theme that inspires me. For 2026, I’m going with “The Year of Action.” It’s similar to the Year of Effort I did a few years ago, but I have a lot of goals that focus more on being more active in my career as a freelancer, blogger, YouTuber, author, and home care provider.