by jlouden | Sep 28, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
*Creative burnout is “the feeling that you’ve drained all of your creativity, and that there is nothing left. If you’re dreading to start work, feel tired and stressed all the time, and suspect you’ll never be able to create something good ever again, you might be...
by jlouden | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
We’ve all read about how the pandemic has created the Great Reset for millions — people changing jobs, leaving industries, searching for better work conditions, better pay, more meaningful work. It’s exciting. But I’m also sensing another trend, and that’s a...
by jlouden | Sep 15, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Sometimes you have to write and you aren’t a writer or you are, but you don’t want to do this particular piece of writing. Perhaps you need to create content to market your business, or for a work assignment, or you need an artist statement, or even because you’ve...
by jlouden | Sep 7, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
What do you desire right now? A really good piece of toast? Better health? The scene you are writing in your novel to hold together beautifully? The world to remember civility? Everyone to rally together to avert the worsening climate crisis? Pause....
by jlouden | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I heard from three creators recently who are struggling with why bother? A reporter who wants to write personal essays but wonders why anybody would care when the world is dying. A non-fiction writer who has reported on the climate crisis and now wants to write...
by jlouden | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
It’s tough out there. Between the IPCC report on climate change, the devastating spread of the Delta variant, the wildfires, and extreme weather worldwide (it looks like a nuclear winter outside my window right now), I’ll be honest: my mood is fragile. I can only...
