It’s almost inevitable that you’ll go through a creative crisis at some point.
What do you do?
Pay attention to energy, because the best way to handle a creative rut is to explore why you might be experiencing it in the first place.
Maybe you’re burnt out. Maybe you’ve been working too hard, going too fast.
There’s no rule that says you need to be constantly producing. Nature has seasons to produce and seasons to rest.
Let yourself rest, and that may or may not mean literal sleep. I highly recommend the TED Talk on the seven types of rest.
Maybe you’re not excited about your work because you keep overthinking it.
It happens. Maybe you just need to give yourself permission to make stuff anyways. Lorne Michaels often says that SNL doesn’t go on because it’s ready, it goes on because it’s 11:30.
Or maybe you’re just uninspired and feel like you have no ideas.
Go be spontaneous. Do things, see places, meet people. Creativity isn’t just something that happens in front of a computer or a piece of paper or a canvas… It’s a response to life.
Hope this was helpful, because it's almost inevitable that you’ll go through a creative crisis at some point.