Design

Season 3: Designers is on Day 3 and today we’re talking about creative ruts. 

When you’re stuck on a design problem or lack the energy you want to bring…

How do you get unstuck and re-inspired?

Permissionlessly answering lounge questions:

2 techniques to avoid/manage ruts:
- set an environment to minimize creative droughts
- when in a rut, stop and immediately seek inspiration

I find balancing consumption/creation helps me keep that creative environment.  You can’t draw from an empty well.

To seek inspiration- just do something you don’t/haven’t been doing.  Take a walk.  Try a new sport.  Listen to new music.  Whatever it is, just change it up because whatever you are doing isn’t working.