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Struggling to Be Creative and Productive?
5 Ways to Get Unstuck and Start Creating Again
Does this sound familiar to you?
Working from home. No more commute time.
I’m going to take full advantage of the morning. I’ll wake up early, exercise, write or work on my own creative endeavors, eat a healthy breakfast at the kitchen table with my partner, and be ready to start the workday by 9am.
Reality.
Wake up. Body feels tired and run down. Coffee first. Grab phone while coffee brews. Check Twitter feed.
Numbers still going up. Yet we’re still reopening.
Hatred, violence, and injustice abounds.
The world is awful, and we’re going to die.
Candy Crush.
10am. Guess I’ll start work now.
This is a common script for many of us.
Everything feels like a struggle. Getting out of bed. Getting dressed. Focusing on work.
Where is the motivation?
The usual creative stress relievers and outlets are unappealing. Painting, writing, drawing, even reading books seems to require too much concentration to focus on. You look around your home and all you see are things that are…
