Newsletter Creation

The Sunday Dread: Why Newsletter Creators Burn Out Before They Break Through
Newsletter Creation

The Sunday Dread: Why Newsletter Creators Burn Out Before They Break Through

Sixty two percent of creators experience burnout, and it gets worse with experience. The newsletter industry is celebrating record growth while the people behind that growth are running out of fuel. This post explores why newsletter burnout is structurally different from other forms of creator fatigue, what parasocial relationships have to do with it, and three interventions that go deeper than "take a break.

Eren Daşkesen, Co-founder of HeyNews Eren Daşkesen 11 min read