From the Desk Of: On Finding Your Pace
Because productivity doesn’t always look like output.
There’s a certain pressure in the creative world to always be making. To have something to post, something to say, something to show for your time. And when you’re surrounded by people who move fast, who launch, release, pitch, and produce at lightning speed, it’s easy to start questioning your own rhythm.
But creativity has seasons. And sometimes, the best work comes when you slow down.
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about pace. The kind that comes from learning your own cadence, your own natural tempo for ideating, processing, editing, and executing. The truth is, some of the most impactful creative work I’ve ever seen (and made) didn’t come from a sprint. It came from lingering. From letting the idea simmer a little longer. From not forcing the finish line.
Finding your pace doesn’t mean moving slowly. It means moving intentionally. Knowing when to push, and when to pause. When to be prolific, and when to be still.
Sometimes you’re in a building phase. Sometimes you’re in a refining one. Both are necessary. Both are valid. The key is to stop comparing your momentum to someone else’s output. Their highlight reel isn’t your timeline.
If you’re in a slower season right now, don’t fight it. Use it. Let it be the space where your next chapter brews quietly, under the surface.
Because speed doesn’t make the work great. Time does.
Here’s to moving at your own pace this week, whatever that looks like.