6 Tips For Dealing With Creative Burnout

It’s been a long year, and many creative pros are experiencing some level of creative burnout. It’s taken everything we have to deliver on expectations over the past year, and as we now return to a sense of “normal”, the uncertainty and expectations are likely to rise even more.

On this episode, I offer six tips for dealing with those moments when you feel overwhelmed and burned out.

1. Pause and organize

2. Clear the decks

3. Re-prioritize

4. Time block

5. Care physically

6. Re-root in your productive passion

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Todd Henry

Positioning himself as an “arms dealer for the creative revolution”, Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of five books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Words, Herding Tigers, The Motivation Code) which have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he speaks and consults across dozens of industries on creativity, leadership, and passion for work.

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