When Creativity Goes Silent: How to Keep Showing Up When Nothing's Flowing

30/07/2025 14 min
When Creativity Goes Silent: How to Keep Showing Up When Nothing's Flowing

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Episode Highlights:


What to do when you're ready to create... and your brain goes completely quiet


Why silence doesn’t mean something’s wrong—it means your mind might need space


How to tell the difference between a pause and a problem


Why creativity comes in seasons—and how to stop panicking in the low ones


The trap of thinking everything you create has to be deeply profound


Why consistency matters more than constant inspiration


Kim's 3 Quick Tips to Reignite Creativity:


The Obvious Dump:Write down everything around you, no matter how random or “dumb” it seems—spark creativity by naming the obvious.


Ask a Lazy Question:What’s something you could talk about for 5 minutes without prep? Use that to get your brain moving in anydirection.


Five-Minute Messy Creation Time:Set a timer and give yourself permission to make something bad on purpose. Let it be cringe. Let it be chaotic. Let it be honest.


 
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