By Poppy Jamie — 2019
Poppy Jamie, the founder of Happy Not Perfect, shares her 5 non-negotiable practices to prevent burnout from taking over her life.
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After nearly a year of dealing with this pandemic, I decided it was time to reach out to my community to discuss the challenges we were all facing. The biggest challenge being burnout.
Creativity is fragile: it needs to be fed enough inspiration, but not too much, for consuming an excessive amount of information may destroy its delicate balance. It needs space to grow, but should not be forced, for mechanical work may lead to lifeless output.
You have to “turn it off” to “turn it on” when it matters most.
Creative burnout can happen to all of us, even those who consider themselves naturally creative people.
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