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[DD] Have you ever felt burned out? Me too.
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Sometimes a blank page can be downright cruel. A flashing cursor staring back at you, mocking you wi
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Sometimes a blank page can be downright cruel. A flashing cursor staring back at you, mocking you with its readiness to execute your next brilliant idea⦠When you work in a creative industry as a copywriter or graphic designer, for example, your ideas are your bread and butter. You must come up with the goods every damned day and while some ideas come quickly with a flash of inspiration, many are much harder to produce. There comes a time when youâve reached your working limits and youâre simply not inspired to carry on. This is especially the case when youâve got a lot of work on. Your brain feels overworked and wrung out. It might be after a day of intense work or in the middle of a particularly big project. You feel like you just canât go on, but you must. Prevention is the best cure and I think the best way to overcome creative burnout is to avoid it. Easier said than done, I know. But if youâre writing all the time you need to protect your ability to generate new ideas and write well. Understand when your creative hours are It might be first thing in the morning or late at night. You might write best after youâve sorted out some of that pesky admin or you might need to get straight into it. When you know the times of the day when your creative brain is freshest you can plan your work accordingly and neatly sidestep that creative burnout. For me, writing has to happen first thing in the morning. I canât let myself be distracted by emails as before I know it, itâs lunchtime and my lovely fresh brain is a little worn out. Give yourself enough time Inspiration usually strikes when youâre doing something entirely unrelated so itâs important to make time to let your brain breathe. It can be hard to do when youâve got deadlines to meet but I find that if Iâm not rushing to get everything done, my creative brain can mull an idea over and let inspiration bubble to the surface. This is especially important for big projects when, halfway through, I feel like Iâm running out of inspiration and energy. Rather than push on and deliver something under par, I move onto other projects to get my mojo back. Break your task down Sometimes creative burnout can strike when youâre simply overwhelmed by the work ahead. By breaking your writing task down into smaller chunks and starting with the easier stuff you can ease into the right creative space. Step away from your desk Your desk represents a hive of productivity, but it can also saddle you with all the other things you need to do to keep your business moving. Emails. Accounts. Proposals. Social media. They all cry out for your attention and that can steal away your creative energy. Make time out to do something else in your day: go for a walk, read a book, or sit and enjoy a cup of tea without thinking about work for a while. When you do this, youâre also feeding your brain with inspiration from the world around you. Look after yourself and your creativity. Your ideas are your income! Belinda Improve your copy skills and confidence with training and support (and have a giggle with other word nerds) in my free Facebook group: For The Love Of Copy. [Request to join here](=).== Hey, if you want to tap out of the Daily Draft emails (but nothing else), [hit this link](. No hard feelings. If you want out of everything >> [Unsubscribe]( Where am I? A suburban street , Outside of San Francisco, California 95050
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