Three Emotional burnout Avoidance Brainstorms

The clustering brainstorm and the phone

I've already touched on how to avoid physical burnout by sleeping sensible hours, incorporating some form of physical activity in ones own lifestyle. You know the drill. A working engine in top physical condition will ensure the brain centre on top is working in satisfactory order.

I can only give anecdotal evidence. Mainly because I've had to use myself as an experiment to find methods of getting back to work that's both fulfilling and productive. Not wanting it to be a syllabus, but a story.

Yet I'll give advice anyway, because I'm not a believer in making mental health a commodity for hack work where one can throw legalese up to cover it up.

Nothing in, nothing out, right?

• Do work that is more meaningful.

Doing work that's feeling too hackish? Too serviceable to an audience that wants remarkable work; work that makes their pants explode.

Because they're on a ride that may not work. That's the whole point of being creative. That pain of that's universal to us to the eruption of joy, the thrill. That's the task of a creative professional, with his practice.

Social grooming, social projects could be a distraction from finding those who seek the difference, since the return is nebulous. It's more about impact rather than effort to find the magic.

Soul-searching on what projects motivate oneself, (bigger or smaller?) Is the investment of emotional labour worth it, and does it reflect those long-term values? A pivot of life choices and the opportunity choices may have to be made.

Circle autonomy, relatedness, and competence to find what matters and to tell yourself a better story, to guide yourself along. Here is my example. With clustering brainstorming, summon what's resonates within your intuition and place it. Bringing it into being.

My own brainstorm to show what I've done with analysing what it means. Quotes, concepts, role models, certain aspects of my life plucked and examined.

• Set boundaries.

Do not spend time with clients/audience who disrespects your physical needs with your sleep, family, and connection.

For a working professional, find clients who treat you like a creative professional, for hobbyists, find ways to pivot to be creative. Be your own best boss of your hobby.`

Another analogy for setting boundaries is to think yourself as a mobile phone, what apps and activities drain and charge your motivations? What drains them faster? What charges them up? An interesting thought experiment that I got from a Jordon Syatt podcast episode. By Josh Smith.

Finding better clients and a audience.

Here's another clustering brainstorm.

Another example of me brainstorming content for this post. No reference is necessary when starting and considered a creative constraint at the time, or a signpost to find further reference, regardless. Fail fast because this is working from the smallest most viable conception to proceed onwards.

• Finding the smallest viable audience/breakthrough

This is about starting from a clean slate. As one starts from a nucleus of the smallest viable breakthrough, circling it to indicate the creativity part of oneself. Encouraging the subconscious to bring out the ideas into actuality and development. Starting from the smallest viable conception, finding what resonates and