Creative burnout: when the creativity tap runs dry

Creative burnout: when the creativity tap runs dry

Creative burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion around creative work. Whether they know it or not, any designer, writer, entrepreneur, photographer or creator has experienced it at least once. The symptoms can be hard to pinpoint, and the potential causes are many.

Symptoms of creative burnout

Procrastination: Putting off work for a couple of days because you don’t feel like you have enough mental energy is nothing to worry about

How to bounce back

Take a break – a few days off, with your out-of-office autoresponder on, where nobody will expect any work from you.

Prevention is better than cure

The best way to deal with burnout is to avoid burning out in the first place

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