Haunted by the hyper-optimisation ghost? Art is so much more than raw output. Forcing it while ignoring how ephemeral and individual creativity can be is a recipe for burnout and crashing. Recently I've had to slow things down myself, so I'm journaling on my own relationship with the ebbs and flows of creativity, the benefits of rest, and aspects of creativity beyond grinding output.

How I identify and use my fears in art to figure out what to create and study next. Art fears often are the origin of “art block”, an umbrella term encompassing many causes and types of creative blockages and things that cause an artist to not create the pictures they want to make. By recognising fear as a helpful tool in my creative journey I can use it to identify areas that may become potential blocks towards what I want to create, and instead formulate a plan to pursue art in that direction.