5 Tips for Avoiding Creative Burnout at Work

With the end of the year quickly approaching and last minute projects and deadlines looming, it’s natural to start to feel overwhelmed or even a little burned out at work. Regardless of the love you have for your job, this frustrating feeling can happen to anyone as we go through different phases in our life. It’s even more difficult to admit that we aren’t always 100% awesome all of the time — it’s natural, we’re human. Thankfully, creative burnout isn’t some incurable disease. Here are some stimulating activities that you can do to re-engage yourself in your work and become an inspired force to be reckoned with!

One of the greatest ways to get your creative juices flowing and get new ideas for projects you are working on is to get involved with other projects at work. For instance, if you’re normally primarily in design-mode for Client projects, take on some marketing projects to add diversity to your workload or even shadow a position you know nothing about to gain insight into how other processes work. This not only gives you a chance to step outside of your comfort zone and challenge yourself to learn different parts of the business, but it could also potentially show you a more efficient way to do your job.

One of the awesome employee perks at eMedia is the ability to work remotely. Switching up the environment you work in often helps you see things in a different perspective. Working remotely also gives you an opportunity to ease into the day and be comfortable in your own environment which ultimately lowers your stress level to think more clearly about the projects you are working on. If you’re not able to work from home, try working from a coffee shop, local library or even just a different place within your office — go hang out in the lobby on the couch, get outside, anywhere aside from the normal computer you’re used to sitting in front of day in and day out.

At the end of the day, you should always enjoy what you are doing, where you are doing it. If you feel like you are approaching the phase of burnout, start making some of these incremental changes to shift your perspective. Also, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Creating superior products that turn heads isn’t all on you, it takes a tribe. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and the above tips aren’t cutting it, be transparent with your team and let them know you need help — it might just save your sanity.

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