Internet People 6. Three Mental Blocks Preventing You From Taking Action on Your Creative Work
Jun 10, 2024
A candid look at the mental blocks that keep creatives stuck. Stories about leaving corporate life and facing overwhelm, comparison, and loss of confidence. Practical mindset shifts like lowering task expectations, embracing being a beginner, and reframing mistakes to remove emotional charge.
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Quitting Corporate Didn’t Fix Creative Paralysis
- MJ Mayes describes quitting a corporate sales job and then freezing on creative work despite planning a new life.
- She felt overwhelmed, compared herself to peers with 10k months, and survived by doing only the bare minimum while losing confidence.
Productivity Problems Are Mostly Internal
- Wherever you go, your internal patterns follow; productivity problems often stem from inner mentality, not systems.
- MJ argues mentality can both tank and boost productivity, so shifting mindset may correct recurring execution failures.
Lower The Bar To Get Started
- Lower your standards and aim for B+ work to reduce freeze and increase output.
- MJ recommends intentionally doing a bad first draft and using Bare Minimum Monday to make starting less intimidating.