[FAQ]

I’m in a bit of a tough spot and could use some advice from the more experienced streamers here. When I started a few months back, all the guides said “be consistent,” so I went all in and set a schedule for five nights a week, for about four hours each time.

For a little while it felt like I was making progress, but now I’m just feeling completely wiped out. My energy on stream is low, I’m not enjoying my games as much, and I feel like the quality of my content is dropping because I’m just so tired. I’m keen to keep streaming, but I can’t keep up this pace. How do you all balance the need for a consistent schedule with, you know, actually having a life and not getting totally burnt out? What does a realistic but effective schedule actually look like?

Cheers.

[Jeff Bullas]

Recognising the symptoms of burnout is the first step to building a professional career.

Quick Answer: Prioritise the quality of your broadcast over the quantity of hours streamed. A sustainable schedule involves fewer, high-energy streaming days and strictly mandated off-days for both ancillary work and genuine rest.

Let’s structure a sustainable content production plan that prevents exhaustion.

First, you must redefine your idea of consistency. It is not about streaming daily; it is about being live at the same designated times each week. Start with a baseline of three scheduled streams per week, keeping each broadcast to a maximum of four hours to ensure your on-air video and audio content is high-energy from start to finish. Second, you need to schedule your off-camera work. Designate one of your non-streaming days as a production day where you focus entirely on creating ancillary content, such as editing VODs for YouTube, creating promotional images or text posts for social media, and planning future stream concepts. Finally, and most critically, you must schedule days of complete rest where you do not engage in any content creation. This mental and vocal recharge is a non-negotiable component of the production cycle, as it is essential for maintaining the on-camera presence required for long-term success.

Cheers,

Jeff

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