The Iyalode

Entrepreneurs are creative, their minds work round the clock racing against itself with a lot of ideas scouring about.

And once in a while, the mind seems to kick back. It feels like there is just a load of information that is too much for the hardware (the mind) to process; and it kind of shuts down.

This period can be highly frustrating because this entrepreneur is used to having too much on the mind, and too much activity to do, that it usually feels like 24 hours is not enough. But with the computer (the mind) shutting down, it feels like there is nothing to do. And this is frustrating.

Also, the feeling of helplessness is something a creative entrepreneur isn’t used to but meanwhile this is the state that accompanies this temporary shut down. And it becomes more frustrating when this person can’t figure out what exactly is the problem, or how to get back to the normal full swing.

In some cases, this state of mind is a way of reminding the body that it needs to take a break. It is commonplace for an entrepreneur to get so carried away that they literally work round the clock. As long as we are humans however, we can’t cheat the system; and our body is the home to that system in its entirety.

In other instances however, this feeling of inertia or not knowkng what to do, or not being able to process one’s thoughts, or not being able to “place a finger on it”, stems from a clog.

Mind clogs form when there is a disconnect between the mind and the brain. A lot of information have been stored up in the mind, and it’s time for the brain to figure it out and then in turn give instructions to other parts of the body to take action…but the brain just doesn’t get it. And if the brain doesn’t get it, the other parts of the body can’t really get to work.

There seems to be some sort of glass wall erected between the mind and the brain. The mind pushes hard to communicate with the brain but the glass door just wouldn’t allow the brain hear or interprete the information. This can be very frustrating.

Creative writers call it the writer’s block; certainly other creative industries have similar experiences. An engine cannot continue to run for a long period of time without forcing a shut down.

It’s possible to expererience quite a number of symptoms inclusive of a feeling of disconnection, erratic behaviour, lack of satisfaction, fatigue, lack of interest, annoyance, a feeling of disappointment, lack of interest in interraction, incoherent communication, short periods of high, long periods of low, loss of taste, diminished fashion sense and lots more.

For some, taking a break works. Others have mentioned aromatherapy helping while a few find connection back through religious meetings.

One thing however is common: once they find a way out of the turmoil, there seem to be an unclogged pipe through which a gush of information quickly spreads to the brain to an extent that if the person in question does not write things down quickly, some information might be lost.

It can also be likened to that glass door getting filled with water and then suddenly it shatters and the flood rushes to the brain (which has been separated from the mind through this glass door).

In many cases, people do give report that it’s usually worth the wait. The feeling of eureka, the massive flood of information/ ideas that flow through usually come refined and almost easy to implement.

And then there is a return of the usual feelings of joy, being high, knowing exactly what one wants to do and how to do it.

It is important for every creative mind to understand this breaks, embrace it and understand how to snap out of it when the time is ripe.