The Existential Feeling to Create

I sit down sometimes(mostly when I’m bored) and i just feel the need to say something.

That existential feeling to create something that impacts people, that people read or hear.

The good feeling that comes with people interacting with your creations.

And it just feels like I’m disconnected, I haven’t recorded a podcast episode in 5 months, i keep reminding myself to record but I’m not just feeling it.

It was at this point that i realized, I’ve burnt out.

You look into this world, everyone wants to be heard and seen, some more than others.

We care so much about external validation and opinions.

Sometimes you feel like you’re not doing anything important, you’re wasting your life. You feel that way because you’re not getting feedback for a job well done.

No one is telling you that you’re doing a good job or they noticed your effort somewhere.

We as humans have attached our reward system to external factors.

Use this as a metric moving forward, you have a goal or a job to do, plan it out and execute. Once you have done that job to the best of your ability, no matter how it turns out, good or bad. Know that you tried your best and that’s what matters.

You go again tomorrow.

I could identify that one of the main reasons of my burnout was the constant focus on the external, feeling the need to put something out there but couldn’t focus.

It depleted my energy.

How did i snap out of the burnout so quick? Music.

It wasn’t music per se, but the appreciation for human creativity and creation.

Just listening to another human being with his flaws and fears release his intellectual property to the world without fear or compromise.

It was really inspiring and it made me remember about the mantra;

No competition, just creation.

It really gives you the motivation and cements the idea that as long as you’re alive, do not be afraid to create, do not be afraid to produce and do not be afraid to inspire.

But for me i’m curious.

After you read this, what are you going to create?

Let the world know that you are a creator.

Do not hesitate to create.

I’m rooting for you.