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# Friday Notes #44 — When Newsletters Die
- URL: https://numericcitizen.me/friday-notes-44/
- Published: 2021-10-08T12:15:13.000Z
- Updated: 2021-11-15T00:49:02.000Z
- Description: When mental health takes over the newsletter adventure.
- Author: JF Martin
- Tags: Friday Notes Series

[Losing followers is sad](https://numericcitizen.me/friday-notes-43/), but seeing newsletters die is really sad. That was my sentiment when I read [this post](https://tablethabit.com/p/tablet-habit-is-dead?ref=numericcitizen.me) from Jeff Perry, the author of the Tablet Habit newsletter. It felt like a blatant reminder of how fragile the newsletter endeavour can be.

I can see an infinite number of reasons why someone would create a newsletter. There is also an endless number of reasons why someone would put an end to the newsletter adventure. As you probably know, there’s this thing called “work & personal life balance”. Fitting time-consuming hobbies in our busy lives can be a challenge for many indie writers like us. Maintaining a bi-weekly newsletter is no simple task. It requires solid personal discipline. I know what I’m talking about as I’m writing this weekly newsletter on top of another monthly one.

I feel lucky to be able to reserve so much time for this hobby of writing and publishing. However, as a writer who [spends a lot of time blogging, writing and content creation](https://numericcitizen.me/2021/09/19/why-and-how-im-tracking-time-with-toggl/) in general, I know how hard it can be to strike a balance.

I don’t know [Jeff Perry](https://twitter.com/iamjeffperry?ref=numericcitizen.me), besides exchanging a few tweets publicly with him. I wish him the best, all the needed time to do, nothing, as he wishes.