Why your content feels harder to make lately
Lately, I’ve been feeling some friction with my own content—and I finally figured out why.
I was consuming too much.
Not doomscrolling.
Not wasting time.
Just absorbing.
YouTube videos, Reddit posts, articles from The Verge.
All with good intentions…aka, research, inspiration, and keeping a pulse on things.
But when I’m always plugged in, something subtle happens:
- My output slows down.
- My creative voice gets quieter.
- I start measuring everything I might say against everything I’ve just seen.
And suddenly, even a simple post feels like pushing a boulder uphill.
The false belief that feeds this:
“If I consume more, I’ll have better ideas.”
But clarity doesn’t come from more input—because intuition gets traded for comparison.
If your work has felt harder lately, less fluid, less fun…don’t double down on strategy.
Try this instead:
🔌 Unplug for a day
👌 Make something small
🚫 Don’t compare it
✅ Publish before you overthink it
Not to beat the algorithm.
Just to remember what it feels like to create without friction.
Keep creating,
Dylan
P.S. I cover this topic a little more in-depth over on my podcast today, if you're interested.