Creative burnout is common due to blurred lines between work and passion, making self-care essential for long-term well-being.
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Creative burnout and art blocks are very real issues in the creative industry. Almost all of us have experienced this at one point or another.
Recently, I think both I and the team at Ajeeb Studio went through this after spending days and nights on Ajeeb Design Fest. I believe I'm still recovering. I've noticed that many creatives struggle with self-care and taking time off. This is something that many of my friends in creative professions face, more so than my friends in other fields. Why is that? Perhaps it's because, despite being stressful, the creative profession is still fundamentally creative and that’s what makes us blur the line between creating for work and creating for leisure. I'm fortunate to have client projects that I'm passionate about and enjoy working on, but does that passion justify overworking myself?
Well, no, it doesn't. My family and friends often reach out on weekends and ask what I'm up to. I usually respond with, "Oh, I'm working on _____," which always gets alarmed responses about why I'm working on a day off. I explain that I'm working on a personal illustration, but can I really blame them for assuming I'm constantly working? There's such a thin line between profession and passion in the creative field that they can become indistinguishable, even to ourselves. This makes it easy for creatives to crash and suffer from burnout without realizing it until it's extremely bad. I'm going to try and take some time off from screens when I'm taking a break.
I haven't touched my sketchbook in over a month. It's time to change that.
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