In 2017, Devonté Hynes invited Philip Glass to his New York apartment where they sat at a piano, compared chords and traded stories.
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What are the most common mental health problems that entrepreneurs suffer from — and what can startups and founders do? Mental health experts answer these crucial questions, and offer their ideas for how to prioritize mental wellness while also growing a business.
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In the first part of The National’s series Battling Burnout, Canadian author and workplace expert Rahaf Harfoush tells Andrew Chang that pressures in the modern workplace are distorting our identities by often placing success at work at the expense of mental and physical well-being.
Experiencing burnout as a freelance creative is inevitable at some point—but it can be avoided. Here are some things you can practice to avoid burnout and ensure a healthy work-life balance.
If you’re dreading work and doubting yourself, you may be experiencing creative burnout. Keiko Lynn shares how to combat this mental, emotional, and even physical exhaustion, using her own experience to show how you can find that creative spark again.
Creativity is fragile. Despite all our care, sometimes, it seems to be gone: the creativity tap has run dry. We experience the dreaded creative burnout.
Starting out as a new artist can be a daunting task. It doesn’t help that creatives are producing content at insane rates to appease the algorithms of platforms like Youtube and Spotify.
Jazza (Josiah Brooks) "is a full time YouTuber/Artist who likes music, beer, beef jerky, and writing profile summaries in the third person." He highly recommends the books by Dr. Russ Harris, "The Reality Slap". and "The Happiness Trap".
On our recent trip to Croatia I made a film about #creativeburnout and the importance of taking a break. I started this year wanting to produce lots more of my own content but have really struggled finding what I want to do or how to do it.
Summarising SciDance Podcast Episode 1, where dance psychologist Sanna Nordin-Bates spoke about perfectionism in dance. I reflect on the key points, focusing on how dance educators can apply this research practically in the studio to support dancers’ wellbeing.
Some thoughts about creativity.