

The Antidote to Burnout Isn’t Rest — It’s Play
Oct 1, 2025
This discussion dives into the concept of combating burnout through play rather than rest. Learn why solving your own past challenges makes you an effective coach, and explore how tiny experiments can help test ideas quickly. Discover the importance of treating creative collaborations like a business with clear roles and agreements, ensuring that projects remain enjoyable. Ultimately, the conversation emphasizes the value of showing up, experimenting, and rediscovering play to fuel creativity and productivity.
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Play Is The Antidote To Burnout
- Rediscovering play is the antidote to burnout and a key creative fuel.
- Collaboration as play benefits both the economy and the soul.
Start With Problems You’ve Solved
- Identify the problems you once had and build coaching services around solving them.
- Run tiny experiments with real people to get data instead of planning forever.
Define And Find Your Ideal Customer
- Define a single ideal customer and make a persona to focus your marketing.
- Show up where that persona hangs out and start participating in their communities.