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Perhaps it's how I'm currently feeling at the minute, but I've been in corporate employment for just over 9 years and in that time I've worked myself from the entry level position of my department to becoming the head of department.

My job hasn't made me happy for a long time now.

I always thought of myself as creative because I was drawn to art and design1.

Speed up, slow down, work more, work less, do more with less or do more, more, more.

I love to learn but I've found that I can very easily be overwhelmed when I start delving into new topics, this is where my use of AI comes in.

I'm suffering from content fatigue.

I've never made a secret of the fact I want freedom, I suppose it's a bit cliche but I've had enough of the 9-5 rat race after having seen friends being made redundant and loyalty all but thrown out the window.

I finished reading 'The Dead Zone' by Stephen King yesterday, it's the first King book I've read (I know, shocking given how much I read, they never appealed to me before).

I know what to do but I can't bring myself to do it.

As a creative, I find it incredibly easy to get caught up in trends and the latest bits of kit.

The older I get, the more I realise how much I want money and my creativity to align.

I believe the worst thing we've ever been told as creatives is that we have to 'pick a niche'.

I've been reading 'Steal Like an Artist' by Austin Kleon once again.