How to Write Satire When You’re Too Burnt Out to Care
How to Write Satire When You’re Too Burnt Out to Care
The Creative Zombie’s Guide
When the news cycle won’t stop but your will to live has, here’s how to keep producing content through the existential void.
Step 1: Lower Your Standards
“Good enough is the new Pulitzer-worthy”
Step 2: Embrace the Cynicism
“Nothing matters and neither does this article”
Step 3: Blame Capitalism
“The system made me do it (and by ‘it’ I mean this half-assed piece)”
Advanced Techniques
1. The “Going Through Motions”
“Insert tired political joke here ?”
2. The “Self-Fulfilling Prophecy”
“Writing about burnout while experiencing burnout”
3. The “No More Energy”
“Can’t even finish this sentenc”
Conclusion
Burnout humor: laughing so you don’t cry (but mostly crying).
SOURCE: How to Write Satire When You’re Too Burnt Out to Care
