{"id":2129,"date":"2025-12-05T10:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:19:18","slug":"creative-circuit-overlaod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/?p=2129","title":{"rendered":"Creative circuit overload"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When too many ideas trip the switch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our house, turning on the microwave and the kettle equals darkness. And we forget every time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same thing happens with creative work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not easy admitting when I\u2019m heading towards overload. Not when my inclination is to keep going. And not when it feels like failure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week&#8217;s Creativity Helm newsletter is about recognising <a href=\"https:\/\/katepainediscoveringmusic.substack.com\/p\/creative-circuit-overload\">creative circuit overload<\/a> and accepting that sometimes you need to flip the switch and reset the system.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Know the feeling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-opt-id=1444265110  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/mlalw4dkwpur.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:726\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creativity-Blog-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlalw4dkwpur.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:726\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creativity-Blog-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlalw4dkwpur.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:213\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creativity-Blog-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlalw4dkwpur.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:545\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creativity-Blog-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlalw4dkwpur.i.optimole.com\/w:1521\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creativity-Blog-2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlalw4dkwpur.i.optimole.com\/w:1522\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/creativityhelm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Creativity-Blog-2.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When too many ideas trip the switch In our house, turning on the microwave and the kettle equals darkness. 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