Stuck in a Creative Rut

Myra Naito
3 min readFeb 17, 2022

This does indeed happen to all of us at one time or another for seemingly no reason at all. It’s frustrating, depressing, infuriating…you name it. Sometimes however, it happens for a very good reason. I find myself in this situation at the moment. For the past few months as a matter of fact.

The loss of my father has left me feeling completely uninspired. And I think in cases like this, you just need to feel your way through the emotions and trust that your creativity will return when you’ve healed a bit emotionally. But for the rest, the unexplainable creative rut, I’ve reposted 3 tips you might try. It couldn’t hurt.

Rise to the Occasion with 3 Simple Tips

Getting stuck in a creative rut happens to the best of us. It seems like every muse that ever was has abruptly left the planet and left us alone to wither away in our uninspired, unmotivated, and uncreative lives.

Your creativity doesn’t have to wither away. (Photo Credit: 123RF.com Copyright: Walter Morselli)

What is one to do?

Well, get up and challenge yourself, of course!

You don’t have to stay stuck in a rut. Challenge yourself! (Photo Credit: 123RF.com Copyright: Olivier Le Moal)

It goes without saying that the best challenge is the daily sketch. But, I suggest doing this in the form of monthly challenges. You don’t have to wait…

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Myra Naito

Freelance copywriter who is passionate about art and fitness. Check out my art blog at mnatiodesigns.com/blog/ or follow me @mnaito_fineart .