You’re Not Going to Find Your Creativity Here

If you are sitting at your desk, staring at a blank screen, trying to “be creative,” I’m going to gently tell you something you might not want to hear.

You’re probably not going to find it there.

Creativity does not arrive because you scheduled it in your calendar, opened your laptop, and forced yourself to produce something. It does not show up on command. It does not live inside your phone, your analytics, or your to-do list.

Creativity shows up when you stop trying so hard.

It shows up when you are outside.
When you are walking.
When you are in the shower.
When you are driving.
When you are staring out a window.
When you are not “doing” anything at all.

And that is exactly the point.

When you are mindlessly scrolling, your brain is not creating. It is consuming. You are focusing on someone else’s ideas, someone else’s output, someone else’s version of creativity. There is no space left for your own.

You can’t pour from an empty cup, and you also can’t create from an overstimulated mind.

If you want better ideas, deeper thoughts, and more authentic content, you have to give your brain room to breathe. That usually means stepping away from your screen, away from your desk, and out of your normal routine.

Even ten minutes a day helps. Stand up. Stretch your legs. Go outside. Look at the trees. Take a slow walk. Let your mind wander.

That is not wasted time. That is part of your creative process.

For me, this looks like slow mornings. I don’t rush into my phone. I make coffee, sit quietly, read, and just think. Sometimes ideas come. Sometimes they don’t. Both are okay.

When something does come to me, I write it down immediately. I don’t trust my memory. I might jot a note in my journal, or voice record myself while walking. The point is to get the idea out of my head and into the world.

Your thoughts are not meant to stay trapped inside you.

Another powerful shift is intentionally scheduling “nothing time.” We schedule meetings, calls, workouts, errands, and deadlines. Why not schedule creative space too? Not “content time.” Not “posting time.” Just time to think, wander, and exist.

I don’t want you to post because you feel like you have to. I want you to post because you actually feel good about what you’ve created and you want to share it.

Make creativity about you first.
Not the algorithm.
Not your audience.
Not what you think you “should” be doing.

When you create from that place, your work becomes more honest, more meaningful, and more magnetic. And that is what truly connects with other people.

So step away from the screen.
Give yourself space.
Trust that your ideas will find you.

They always do, when you stop chasing them.