Overworked, Under Creative

We’re diving into the wild world of curiosity and how it can turn a simple snowblower crisis into a full-blown project frenzy! Picture this: my snowblower crapped out on me mid-clear, and instead of just replacing it, I found myself knee-deep in research about horsepower like I was prepping for a trivia night. It’s a classic case of curiosity gone rogue, where one question leads to a rabbit hole o...

Comparison rarely shows up as jealousy. More often, it’s quieter than that. It sneaks in while you’re making progress, resets your internal clock, and convinces you that whatever you’re working on suddenly isn’t enough. In this episode of Overworked, Under Creative , I talk about how comparison quietly kills momentum — not by stopping you outright, but by draining the energy you need to keep going...

When motivation disappears, we’re quick to blame ourselves. Lazy. Unfocused. Unmotivated. But what if that’s not what’s happening at all? In this episode of Overworked, Under Creative , I talk about the difference between laziness and exhaustion — and how often we confuse the two. When you’ve been carrying too much for too long, the problem isn’t discipline. It’s depletion. This isn’t an episode a...

Some brains don’t power down. Ideas stack on top of each other. Thoughts loop. Connections keep forming long after you’re supposed to be “off.” And while that’s often framed as a problem to fix, it’s also the engine behind creativity. In this episode of Overworked, Under Creative , I talk about what it’s like to live with a brain that won’t shut up — the constant thinking, the overprocessing, and...

Why do we make things — even when we’re tired, busy, or not sure they’ll go anywhere? In this first episode of Overworked, Under Creative , I talk through the quieter reasons behind making things — not for productivity, success, or validation, but because sometimes creating is how we process, survive, and make sense of ourselves. This isn’t about goals or outcomes. It’s about the pull to make some...