What’s your go-to way to manage creative fatigue and the pressure to be “always on”? My brain feels like mush lately and I’m just struggling to come up with new thoughts and ideas.

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Usually that's my cue to start planning a vacation, lol. Nothing really helps me besides time off. I've tried a bunch of strategies and stepping away from my work desk for a week or so seems to be the only thing that works.

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This is exactly how I am. When I get to this point it is usually because I am tired and burned out. Taking a few days off to reset usually helps me.

I can’t stay creative all the time either. I don’t think anyone really can. I’ve started using a few newsletters from other content creators to spark ideas, and I’ve leaned on AI to help me brainstorm. Have you tried those? Deadlines are real, but burnout is too.

I’ve been using AI a lot more lately. But love the newsletter idea. Are there any that you like over others?

Delegate to/brief your creative team. That’s why they’re there.
If you don’t have one, hire one. Lots of folks looking for work nowadays.

Ugh we’re trying. Our creative team too is so underwater. We’ve been requesting to hire but it’s been blocked, so yes long-term that is 100% the solution. But until then, we often have to manage without

I think you need a vacation.

I learned early on that you can't pour from an empty pot. You've got to take some time for you so that you're the best, most creative version of yourself for work.

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