#18 - Zack Arnold: Work-Life Balance in the Industry

It can be hard to set work-life boundaries when you know someone else could easily replace you.This week Zack Arnold, award-winning editor (Cobra Kai, Empire, Glee) talks of the article he wrote Dear Hollywood: We Don’t Want to “Go Back to Normal.” Normal Wasn’t Working, and shares how he learned to set boundaries to create a healthy work-life balance in the industry.Listen to Zack tell Tanya how reduced set hours saves production money, when to say no, and how his company, Optimize Yourself teaches how to overcome burnout.Show notes:Optimize YourselfOptimize Yourself PodcastSetting Boundaries in the Industry – Kory PollardDear Hollywood: It’s Time For An Intervention About The Hours We WorkParkinson’s LawZack's Guides  Key points:1:17- How he got started as an editor7:04- Experience during COVID9:33- About Optimize Yourself12:33- How to monetize his passion16:46- How have people responded to your article Dear Hollywood: We Don’t Want to “Go Back to Normal.” Normal Wasn’t Working20:47- Changes to help reduce hours22:56- Clock-in/clock-out old way of thinking25:16- Parkinson’s Law27:57- How to overcome someone taking advantage of your time29:40- When to say no31:49- Indicator of being taken advantage of35:35- The word Lucky41:10- How much creative control he has as an editor45:05- Having to use bad takes48:37- The questions you ask determine the quality of your lifeGet the latest the There To Here: Film & Media Podcast sent to youFind more podcasts from CoLab INC Film & MediaFollow us on:FacebookInstagramLinkedInTwitterYouTubeConnect with the Practical FilmmakerFollow The Practical Filmmaker on InstagramWatch more episodes on YouTubeFind more filmmaking resources