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As some of you may already know by now, I like to do a lot of things that aren't necessarily related to entertainment/fun. I'm talking about things like writing, coding, designing and 3D modelling. I like to do those things and create cool content that I can share on different platforms.

But as with anything in life, if you overdo something, you may start to hate that thing, no matter how much you thought you loved it.

An example I can give you from my personal experience is writing. I like to write. It seems I have some sort of natural talent when it comes to this particular activity. I'm just lucky to be able to write big amounts of articles in fairly short periods of time without getting bored or tired.

Because of that advantage, I used to write and publish around two articles a day on Steemit and one on Medium once in a while. The amount of articles I was writing was pretty  big, and the amount of words in those articles wasn't really small either.

But while I really enjoyed writing, I inevitably got tired and bored of it. At some point, I even became really frustrated whenever I realized I had to write. I didn't allow myself to take too many breaks and I was forcing myself to come up with ideas every single day. That led to me being bored and even disliking something I really enjoyed doing before.

Same thing with Photoshop. I used to enjoy using that software a lot when I was younger. I also enjoyed it when I started working for Graphic River and Creative Market. However, because those two websites were allowing me to make some money, and because I needed money, I quickly got to the conclusion that the more I work, and the more packages I upload, the more money I'll make.

That's how I started creating and uploading around two packages a day. It was fine for a while, but after a few months I started hating the idea of getting into Photoshop and creating anything.

Nowadays, besides other things, I'm coding. I try my best to code for at least 3 hours a day, and, if I want to keep working on a project, then I may do it for a little more than that. I really enjoy this activity and I hope I can even get a job as a web developer in the future, after I get better at it.

But one thing I always try to do is to not force myself to code for too long when I don't want to, or when I'm supposed to take a break. For example, while I try to code for 3 hours every day, sometimes I could force myself to work more and finish certain tasks/challenges if I only code for one or two more hours. Doing that however could lead to me being frustrated and annoyed with the amount of coding I have to do on a daily basis.

Besides that, on weekends I do my best not to work on anything, because I need to take breaks as well. But since coding requires daily practice, I make an exception for that activity and I code on Saturday and Sunday. However, I don't do it for 3 hours, but for 1, maybe 2.

Why? 

Because overdoing that particular activity, no matter how much I love doing it right now, could lead to me hating it and not wanting to spend more time doing it in the future.

If you love doing something productive, like the things I mentioned above, that's great. However, you must know your limits and how much you can work while still enjoying what you do. You should not let yourself hate what you do out of a desire to make more and more progress.

Yes, working a lot is good and beneficial. It will be useful to you and it will help you improve in time. But constantly working more than you can or want, may lead to hate towards what you love doing, which is not desirable at all.

Learn how to take breaks, how to not stupidly force yourself out of stubbornness, and give yourself time to relax if you need that. The world is not gonna end tomorrow, so take a break once in a while and make sure you're always ready to work and excited about creating.