Creativity prevents burnout

... creativity is the most underutilized, underestimated treatment for our own burnout and mental illness. But it has a caveat. It cannot be creativity for the sake of being posted, graded, or sold. That is admirable, and it’s a wonderful pursuit. Not to negate that in your life, but if you want the true healing balm and burnout antidote and mental wellness treatment that comes from pure creativity, you need to be like John Bytheway, who’s watercoloring because he loses track of time and he loves it. It’s a wonderful pursuit.

— [[Steven Sharp Nelson]]