Since being at home, fellow creatives how are you combatting creative fatigue?
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- Move around! I know easier said than done sometimes but a change of scenery can really help if you've hit a wall. Whenever I feel that my creativity needs a kick-start, I'll move from where I'm working to another 'venue' (my bedroom, living room, garden if it's sunny or my local cafe). Works more or less every time for me!
- What fatigue?
- @Nathan Abraham I know a couple of people who have really enjoyed having a co-working space to compliment their WFH arrangements. Worth a shot!
- I feel you! i always go out to the gym or just walk around my area to recreate the spark... i am thinking about joining a co working space for 1-2 days a week or so in london. what do you think?
- @Isabel Serval Yes, couldn't agree more. I'm really struggling with work-life balance at the moment. I miss the raandom chats you'd have in the office, they'd often spark some ideas!
- @Morphe Digital Design It's amazing how the little things can be a springboard for an idea! Reading these answers, including yours, it's pretty apparent that I'm not getting out enough!
- So true @Luc Hinson - having a dog is a great excuse too as I've made sure I'm blocking out some time to give her a mid-afternoon walk.
- @Esin Huseyin It makes all the difference. I love my home but really dislike working there and much prefer having places to go. Just the dedicated desk makes me a lot more productive and focused, and when I'm finished, I get to leave. It's very nice that there's other people around to have random chats with, and to have a reason to get dressed too!
- I'm taking specific breaks in the day to physically get out of my house and workspace. I'm finding it gets stale otherwise!
- @Rushda Rafeek I hear you, it's allowed us to slow our pace in what is usually a 'get it done yesterday' system!
- @Esin Huseyin please look into it. Its a great way to recharge.
- @Esin Huseyin back!
- I'm currently enjoying the fatigue, to be honest. I have ample time to catch up on the little things. My long list of (half-done) reads, yoga, and the dishes I promised to try out this year. So far, so good!
- @E Frances Turton I'm sorry to hear that your mental health has been suffering, but congratulations on achieveing so much! Like I said to Michelle, there really is nothing quite as motivating as accomplishment - I try to tick off at least 2 things from my non-work related to-do list every day.
- @Michelle Arroyo Congratulations, that's great to hear! There is nothing quite as infectious and motivating as accomplishment.
- @Prince Jumbo Quite frankly, I do not nap enough!
- @David Gibbs Definitely need to decompress! When you're back on UK soil, let's go.
- @Isabel Serval Ah that's interesting - how have you found being around likeminded people?
- @Lee Williams What a wonderful idea! I'm definitely guilty of not walking enough at the moment. I guess we should be less precious about finding right, and just enjoy the creative journey to it!
- @Amy Houghton I can't help but agree - sometimes you have a brilliant idea but it just wasn't the right time!
- I have to repeat wht Michelle A. says....finishing things. I'm a dreadful procrastinator so lockdown and being stuck indoors has really helped me focus. I've got so much done. I've finished paintings, I've finished sewing repairs, I've finished 2 new fabric designs and I'm in the process of finishing 2 other designs, which are very intricate and time-consuming so I'm kind of grateful for the opportunity that this awful virus has given me. And I'd just like to send hugs to anyone suffering. I won't say that I've not had some mental issues during these last months.
- This is going to sound weird but hear me out: Actually finishing something? So I had an ongoing project with my sister designing t-shirts and other merch, and on October 2nd we finally completed them. I checked my past journals and it turns out we came up with the idea for these designs back in 2017. So for 3 years I've had this project permanently lodged in a corner of my mind, I worked on it now and then but without a fixed end date it seemed it would go on forever, and for a while there I struggled with severe writer's block. But finally, ever since we finished it, all the creative juices began flowing again and suddenly I don't have enough time during the day to get everything out. I'm beyond happy to be able to work like this and I believe it was all thanks to having finished this one project.
- Does napping count? If so napping. Definitely Napping.
- Trying to catch up with friends and go for walks.Every little helps.
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