How to Get Out of a Creative Rut

At one point or another, we all face a creative rut. It's the stage where we've been doing something and all of a sudden we don't know how to continue. You can call it writer's block. Or creative fatigue. Perhaps burnout. Maybe it can be even as severe as depression. A creative rut has levels of asperity. It can be mild or dire. Ideally, you’d be able to pull yourself out of a creative rut before you spiral into a deep existential crisis. But let’s be honest with each other, sometimes a creative rut can lead to that where you’re questioning your sense of purpose. In fact, it happens to a lot of people who find success. It’s called the achiever’s curse. It leaves the person feeling with a sense of what’s next? Where’s it all heading? What’s it all mean? The good news is there’s many ways to overcome creative ruts. Many of these methods are individual to you. Some will work, others will not. You might need to combine certain ones. And they may change over time. But it is my goal in this lesson to present as many techniques as I can to help pull you out of your creative rut, no matter what depth you’ve found yourself in. In this lesson, I (Phil Svitek) will even pull references from Legally Blonde (starring Reese Witherspoon), author Neil Gaiman, Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer and investor Ray Dalio. If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe for more lessons. And please comment below with any tricks that you’ve learned from your own experience - they may benefit someone else. As always, thank you. TRANSCRIPT: https://philsvitek.com/how-to-get-out-of-a-creative-rut  SELECTED LINKS FROM EPISODE: Mark McGuinness Interview: https://philsvitek.com/the-mindset-of-a-21st-century-creative-interview-with-mark-mcguinness/ Daily Artist’s Challenge Lesson: https://philsvitek.com/daily-artists-challenge/ A Very LA Birthday Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9SHJaepE0c  PLATFORMS TO ACCESS SHOW: Apple Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-phil-svitek-podcast/id1211417581?mt=2  Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Q6qZNFcQ9MJLXMMpSCJcjPAq-5lepX  SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/phil-svitek  Facebook: http://facebook.com/philippsvitek  Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZGIwYWEwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Ac7WjgaGaIAmc4nEZJFIY  FOLLOW THE PODCAST TEAM: Phil’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/philsvitek  Juliet’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/bonjourjuliet  SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philsvitek  Merchandise: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/phil-svitek---360-creative-coach/