What ebb and flow teaches us about the creative process

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My philosophy of life has always been all or nothing. It can be a double-edged sword.

It leads me to throw myself, heart and soul, into whatever I’m doing. I burn the candle at both ends. Before I know it, my flow has ebbed away.

I reach a point of burnout and overwhelm. I regroup and pare back. I focus on good habits until, again, these…