"I've got to make the thing.""How can I make the thing with as little time as possible?"
"I know, I'll ask AI. I'll look through my past notes. I'll research what's been done..."
Minutes go by...
"Why do I feel empty?"
Hours go by...
"What is this mess?"
We all have the things we need to create. The work. The repeated work. The blank page.
There are schools of thought around writing for instance, that promise never having to work from a blank page. We can dive into our past notes, nicely cultivated, and pull out inspiration.
Or perhaps we have a project, and we can pull up the mighty Internet or the promises of AI to outline the work for us.
But something can feel missing - us.
Our voice, our creativity, our play is irreplaceable, but my goodness can the blank page can be terrifying. It holds up a mirror that says,
"Do you think you know what you're talking about?"
In today's episode, we consider what does it take to face the blank page, and do so with a practicing confidence.
Listen to this week's Rhythms of Focus S01 Episode 56 - Fear of the Blank Page and let me know if it resonates.