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23 years in and I still stay up too late working

by · Liz Cook l Tattooer Burnout Coach · October 12, 2026
23 years in and I still stay up too late working

23 years in and I still stay up too late working.

It’s not inspiration. It’s the anxiety of not producing, the feeling that if I stop, I’m falling behind.

And the drawing I finish at 1am? I redo half of it in the morning.

Tired work isn’t more work. It’s just worse work.

Anyone else?

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From the studio
Originally published by Liz Cook l Tattooer Burnout Coach.