How to do more with less
Creating a cohesive content creation strategy that spans different platforms like blogs, newsletters, Instagram, and Pinterest can help you reach a broader audience and engage with them effectively.
For me, my priority is strictly to make time for people rather than creating content that exhausts me. Part of the reasons why I wanted to leave Instagram for good.
Well, as I return to the realm of social media, I am determined to channel my time and energy toward activities that enrich and nourish me. My pursuit of freedom has led me to embrace a creative approach that stems from abundance rather than scarcity.
If you've been following my blogs and captions, you'll notice that slow creatives is at the heart of my philosophy. To achieve more, we must learn to do less, especially in a culture that glorifies constant hustle.
I love this 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲-𝘁𝗼-𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 method as it allows me to break down from 1000 words to as little as 50 words! This keeps me more productive than busy!
In this blog, I’ll give you a glimpse of my thought process on why I create content from a place of abundance and rest.
I’ve echo that consistency and quality are crucial to building a strong online presence. Your content should provide value, entertain, and solve problems for your audience as well as for yourself. Over time, this integrated approach has helped me grow to achieve my content goals and audiences.
In short, figure out what is your strength when it comes to content creation.
Do you enjoy and find energy in sussing out trends and reels? Or are you like me, who prefers to leave everything behind the scene? Feels more stable to stay in the quiet.
For me, after two years of trying out almost every social media content strategy that exhausted me. I have grown to accept that my strengths are in research and writing. In my own time, I enjoy reading and researching topics that nourish my soul. As you know, I have been wanting to write, diligently trying to complete The Intensive Writing course by Hannah Brencher.
It has become evident to me that my true desire is to dedicate more time to learning the art of writing rather than investing it in recording reels and editing videos that no longer serves my creative journey.
Consequently, I am actively cultivating new habits and discipline to foster personal growth. I've come to realize that we often get caught up in serving others and forget to enrich ourselves. This tendency is likely responsible for the burnout experienced by many creatives. As we continually give into the business or people and not giving ourselves enough time for rest and recovery. 🥲
“Rest is necessary, and you should not feel guilty for needing some time away from your art, or your work. ”
Check out Carissa’s latest blog on “Rest is not a waste of time.” Also on our first collaboration together a year ago, Seeking Rest.
I can’t emphasize enough how important rest is. Creativity should come from a place of rest. A position that is spirit-led and peace-filled. We cannot constantly create from a place of striving just to meet datelines. I believe that creatives do not need to burn overnight in order to deliver.
But don’t mistake me for painting late at night and writing this blog at 10pm on a Sunday. 😹
I've expressed my thoughts so far, and this marks the initial outcome of my contemplation that led me to write this blog. If this resonates with you, I invite you to join the SLC community by subscribing to our monthly slow letters. This Q4, I'll delve deeper into defining ourselves as slow creatives and implementing content creation strategies tailored to your needs.
