The other day, I opened my laptop, stared at the blinking cursor, and wondered if I could outsource my thoughts to a plant. Spoiler: the plant was busy photosynthesizing.
If you're a content creator, writer, or small business owner, you’ve probably been here too. That feeling of creative burnout, where your brain hums softly but ideas refuse to show up.
I remembered something Nanamoon once shared on Instagram:
"When my creativity was still with me... now it takes me hours to..."
Turns out, even creativity takes a day off sometimes.
(Meanwhile, I’m in a girls long sleeve top and white tennis skirt for girls, pretending I’m the main character in a coming-of-age indie film about burnout.)
The pressure to create constantly:
We're surrounded by advice telling us to "show up every day," "be consistent," and "build your personal brand."
But here’s the truth: some days, my biggest creative breakthrough is remembering why I walked into the kitchen.
I found comfort in an old Nanamoon blog post about slow creativity and mindfulness. It reminded me that creative flow isn't a tap you leave running, it’s more like a tide that comes and goes.
Kind of like the tennis style skirts that went out, came back, and now have skirts with built-in shorts for girlsleading the charge.
Signs you might be creatively burnt out:
• You Googled: “Can my cat write blog posts?”
• You drafted a newsletter titled “Nothing Happened Today and That’s Fine.”
• Your neighbor’s recycling bin is your new inspiration board.
(Relatable, especially if it’s filled with oat milk cartons and sport mantra socks for girls.)
A different approach to content creation:
What if we stopped forcing it?
What if we wrote less but shared better?
What if we stopped chasing constant output and trusted that the best ideas come when we rest, not when we hustle?
Nanamoon summed it up best:
"Your presence matters more than your performance."
Still working on that one myself.
Conclusion: take a break, your creativity will thank you:
If you’re scrolling this from the beach, put your phone down and go watch the waves.
If you’re stuck at your desk, maybe close some of those 27 open browser tabs.
The world doesn’t need your constant noise. It needs your honest voice, when you're ready.
