Rec | WANTING TO CREATE MORE, BUT FEELING BURNT OUT.

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wanting to create more, but feeling burnt out.

having a creative job is so fun. I feel really lucky that I get to do what I enjoy as a livelihood. it just sucks when it's time to clock out and I don't feel satisfied creatively bc I was making art for a company ( I <3 capitalism!!!!) instead of for myself, but I feel too burnt out to do anything creative after. so sad.

@milk_teeth

Mar 6, 2025

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@wakeuplmd

As someone who works for a large corporation doing fulfilling yet tiring work, I too struggle to fit in time to create. One thing that I have found that helps is making 1 new artistic connection/project and working solely on that project til completion. Once done I find myself able to create a lot faster and freely again. I describe this as giving your mind a hard reset.

Mar 6, 2025

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