What do you do when a project ends? We explore creative grief and how to deal with it

Thus our strange relationship with the pain of grief. In the early days, we wish only for it to end; later on, we fear that it will. And when it finally does begin to ease, it also does not, because, at first, feeling better can feel like loss, too.

It doesn't matter what reason a person, animal, or thing left your life (death, rehoming, lost item, etc.) you can be incredibly attached to and grieve for them. When we experience pain, we have to find ways to resolve it. Grief is a state of pain and a state of wanting, which is the catalyst for activation. When someone we know goes, we get into a... See more

Even if you know what it feels like to be completely open to where your curiosity wants you to go, like Grothendieck, it is a fragile state. It often takes considerable work to keep the creative state from collapsing, especially as your work becomes successful and the social expectations mount. When I listen to interviews with creative people or re

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