In recent years, the number of flexible employment in my country has continued to increase. By the end of 2021, the number of flexible employment in China has reached 200 million. Online work is sought after by young people, and creative categories such as video production, copywriters, and network anchors are flexible. Employment has become a new choice for more and more young people.
Recently, the People’s Daily client platform and Tencent’s content open platform jointly released the “Creator Health Report” (hereinafter referred to as the report). The report analyzes and interprets the content creators’ sleep, weight, diet, exercise and other dimensions through questionnaires.
Nearly half of creators fall asleep after 00:00
Inspiration exists in a specific creative environment, and for creators, late night is the best “inspiration generator”. The questionnaire shows that 49.6% of creators fall asleep between 0-9 o’clock, and 45.1% of creators fall asleep between 21-24 o’clock. Among the creators who fall asleep between 0-9 o’clock, 55% have no other reason, just habitually sleep late, and 40.6% are looking for inspiration for creation.
The dangers of going to bed late are also attracting the attention of creators. The report shows that proportion of creators who sleep less than seven hours is as high as 76.9%, of which the three positions of screenwriter/director, copywriter, and editor account for the most. Insufficient sleep will also indirectly cause creators to be prone to emotions such as “impatient, willful and guilty afterwards”, “easy to lose temper when encountering setbacks”, and “inability to concentrate on work”, which affects creation.
Nearly 90% of creators actively deal with “sub-health”
In the era of information explosion, the pressure on content creators has increased sharply, and “sub-health” has become the normal state of creators’ health. However, in the face of the “sub-health” situation, nearly 90% of the creators in the survey chose to “actively seek ways to restore to a healthy state” and other positive attitudes.
The importance of health is also reflected in the frequency of physical examinations. The report shows that 56.2% of creators can maintain the frequency of physical examinations at least once a year, but there are still 26.1% of creators who have not done so in the past three years. Checked. Relevant experts suggest that, from the perspective of preventive medicine, the real meaning of health checkup is to fully understand one’s own physical condition. Through physical examination, it is helpful to discover sub-health status and potential diseases, and to adjust and treat them in time.
Most creators focus on exercise and weight management
Persistent exercise and continuous weight loss have almost become a must-have flag for every creator every month. The data shows that in terms of exercise frequency, 40.7% of creators aged 46-55 can maintain the frequency of “exercising almost every day”. Among creators aged 18-35, the proportion of creators who maintain this exercise frequency is 10.4%.
In addition to the frequency of exercise, the weight of the creator is also another focus of the report. The report shows that 57.8% of creators are in the normal range, 20% are underweight, and 22.2% are overweight. Lack of exercise and irregular diet are the main reasons why creators are overweight. However, the creators in the survey generally have a high health awareness. When choosing a weight loss method, they prefer exercise and dieting, accounting for 62.2% and 62.8% respectively.
Over half of creators find work hard but fun
Facing the pressure of continuous output of high-quality content and the competition in the unstable market, many content creators have a high workload. The report shows that 43.2% of creators use the computer screen for more than 7 hours a day. In the face of the emotional pressure brought about by working at a desk for a long time, creators are also actively looking for solutions. 60.7% of creators choose to listen to music and exercise to relieve negative emotions, and 52.8% of creators choose to talk to friends. It is worth mentioning that nearly half of the creators can maintain the frequency of meeting with friends at least once a week.
Although the creation is bittersweet, 52.6% of creators still say that their current work is hard but interesting, and 27.6% of creators say that creation is fulfilling and fulfilling. The spiritual satisfaction brought by interesting and fun creations is still an important reason for creators to insist on outputting good works.