Comments on: The Dark Side of Creativity: Burnout

By: Is Burnout Inevitable in the Creative Industries?

Is Burnout Inevitable in the Creative Industries? — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:06:29 +0000

[...] few months ago I published an article on Lateral Action called Burnout: the Dark Side of Creativity, in which I looked at the elements of the creative process and the creative personality that make [...]

By: Surf’s Up: Top Creativity Links for December 3, 2009 « Creative Liberty

Surf’s Up: Top Creativity Links for December 3, 2009 « Creative Liberty — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:35:09 +0000

[...] that the designers themselves may play a role in creating their woes. He references an article on creative burnout that he guest posted on Lateral Action last year, and recounts weaknesses that can fuel behavior [...]

By: What do you do when the fire goes out? « Creative Liberty

What do you do when the fire goes out? « Creative Liberty — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:14:56 +0000

[...] The good folks over at Lateral Action recently posted two terrific posts on how to survive creative burnout. [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:54:41 +0000

Patsy – hope I’m not too late to wish you good luck! Relax and focus on the work and you should be fine.

Geni – I think we all wrestle with the demons, it makes it easier once you realise it’s a normal part of the process…

By: Geni

Geni — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:27:07 +0000

Wow! How timely. Just in the midst of my own little self-doubt party today and consumed with fear about finding another idea. I wondered if I had been granted a finite amount of creativity that I had run through too quickly. Then it started to flow again.

It is pretty tough when you feel out of control – that you are the slave and the idea is the master but that is half the fun I think.

Thanks for giving words to this in such an eloquent way. It helps to know that others wrestle with similar demons.

By: Paranoia « artbizness

Paranoia « artbizness — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:39:46 +0000

[...] intense bout of art show work. One of the advantages of being multi-disciplined is that when you burnout on one artistic form (painting), you can fall back on another [...]

By: Patsy

Patsy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:53:41 +0000

I’m a media student and currently having assignment due next week. It made me frustrated because I was being expected (or most likely I expect myself) to come up with a creative writing. And reading this post made me realise that most of the points you were talking about is true, especially the “Weigh of Expectations”

Gonna kick out some of the weigh and take a deep breath to relax.

Wish me luck for my finals!

Thanks, Mark! This is such a great post that I should never forget.

Cheers,
Patsy

By: Comfort During Fearful Times: Fear of Creating » Comfort Queen

Comfort During Fearful Times: Fear of Creating » Comfort Queen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:45:14 +0000

[...] I forgot it. If I’m not creating pretty regularly (with frequent shortish breaks otherwise creative burnout can result) empty space opens up where fear likes to take up residence. This isn’t true for [...]

By: Lindsay Olson | Archivo » Interesting Links: Week of October 20, 2008

Lindsay Olson | Archivo » Interesting Links: Week of October 20, 2008 — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:28:01 +0000

[...] Lateral Action: The dark side of creativity – Burnout [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:11:42 +0000

Finola — that pretty well matches my experience of the blogging community, a wonderful source of support and inspiration. Some good stuff on your blog, keep up the good work!