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What To Do When You're Stuck
Apr 01, 2019
Every creative I know gets stuck occasionally.
None of us are immune to it.
The idea well runs dry.
The joy dissipates.
The colour dries up from what normally excites us.
What is usually easy becomes hard.
The instinct to create becomes an instinct to hide, withdraw, or procrastinate.
Creatives everywhere battle the same feelings, yet we have a remarkable ability to feel like we’re the only ones suffering from this.
There are lots of names for it, lots of diagnoses for it, and a tonne of books written about it. And if you‘re anything like me, you need help from time to time on how to get 'un - stuck’.
Creativity cannot be a deliberate or single act you engage in whenever you feel like it - it has to become a recurring rhythm you can’t escape.
It has to become breath.
Developing your creative identity has to become a decision that exists in your subconscious. Its got to be an involuntary reaction to your...
