How Many Creative Projects Are Too Many?

I’ve been taking more creative projects on lately. On top of songwriting, I’ve been making beats, doing comedy and writing for blogs. It’s been a fruitful, stimulating time, but I sometimes wonder if I’m biting more than I can chew.

Is there such a thing as too many creative projects?

It would make sense to concentrate on one thing and do it well. But I’m not so sure that’s how the creative process works.

Doing more work has been very stimulating for me. I get something different from, say, producing music than from doing comedy. I literally feel like I’m stimulating different areas of my brain.

For me, the problem has never been a lack of time, but rather a lack of energy. My I use a lot of mental energy, I get lethargic. I often work in the morning and crash in the afternoon.

Achieving small goals in different domains give me a jolt of energy that feeds into the other disciplines.

I can’t help but make a parallel with relationships. Monogamy makes sense on paper, but I have a hunch that polyamorous people are more loving towards their different partners. Not sure I’m ready to take that leap in my love life, but creatively, whenever I concentrate on one thing, I get some form of writer’s block.

Might be my anxious personality that acts up… When I bet everything I have on one single project, the stakes are so high that I get paralysed. Every move seems like the ultimate move that can make or break anything, which is almost always a sign that I’m doing something wrong and I need to back-track.

I guess it’s different for different people. But lately, I’ve grown weary of taking things some damn seriously. Taking on too many projects at a time is my way of giving myself an unconditional green light. Showing myself some love.

If it feels right, why not do it?