KralingenAug 24, 2020The Echo ChamberHe called his screens his ‘eyes’. There were hundreds of them. Black and white, CRT, LCD and plasma. Old and new, thick and thin, small,...
KralingenAug 20, 2020Overthinking and UnderbelliesWhen we are stuck creatively, becoming more depressed, or even already in a burned out state, we tend to overthink. The trick to getting...
KralingenAug 18, 2020Burnout Solution 8: Time & TreatmentSo, there is no cure for burnout. Why? Because you are not sick, nor broken. You feel terrible yes. But you don't have a disease. You...
KralingenAug 17, 2020Burnout Solution 7: The Martial ArtsOf course, I make a point in the book of saying your recovery should be highly personal. So I don’t know if this will work for you… but I...
KralingenAug 16, 2020Burnout Solution 6: Signals of your bodyVery often burnout victims have not paid attention to the signals their body gave them. Heck, I even ignored an episode when I landed in...
KralingenAug 15, 2020Burnout Solution 5: Your Creative RelationshipsA special mention in your personal road to recovery is friends and family. They are the ones who stand by you in your time of need....
KralingenAug 14, 2020Burnout Solution 4: The Help TeamA lot of the reactions I get are from the people who support burnout victims, help people with creative anxieties or step up to the plate...
KralingenAug 10, 2020Interview on the book RestartThank you so much for the fantastic interview by Watersedge Counseling on Restart - Burnout Recovery. It is an honor to tell the story...
KralingenAug 10, 2020Podcast Burnout RecoveryCheck out the podcast we did, thanks to Wouter van Ewijk from Whaka Wellbeing! http://whaka.media/rogier-van-kralingen-burnout-recovery
KralingenJul 25, 2020Social Media as Online Public SpaceShould social media companies edit content? Some say no and cite freedom of speech. Others say yes and cite hate speech. What is the way...
KralingenJul 20, 2020Burnout Solution 3: Positive About Negative FeelingsWhat we wish for when we are in a negative emotional state is to come out of it. Yet, it's a cycle: the more we want to be out of the...
KralingenJul 20, 2020Burnout Solution 2: Why the Way Out is the Same For AllThe tendency of psychologists and psychiatrists is to focus deeply on the cause of your burnout, depression, grief, and mental breakdown...
KralingenJul 2, 2020Burnout Solution 1: The walkThere are plenty of causes to burnout and you will have to give a lot of attention to all of them. But if there is anything that my...
KralingenJul 2, 2020The Devil and The Deity“Good morning,” said God. “Hey, good morning,” said The Devil, refilling the coffee machine with water. “Coffee?” “Yeah, thanks,” The...
KralingenJun 6, 2020Women love warriorsOnce, I had a Swedish girlfriend. She was (and still is) fantastic. So, on my first Saturday night out in Stockholm, when I was going to...
KralingenJun 1, 2020Why are people rising up? Society is a contract. The contract states that we live and let live, through equality and freedom, whatever your view of life. This...
KralingenMay 29, 2020Creative Anxiety ReliefFor those of us in a creative job (and who isn't these days) anxiety is part of the work. Creative expression always comes with...
KralingenMay 25, 2020On Art, Telepathy and StorytellingA few years back I was at this art exhibition that had attracted hundreds of people. The main artwork was a big block of simple perplex...
KralingenMay 25, 2020Storytelling is... (14 laws of storytelling) Storytelling is always about the journey, never about the destination Storytelling is about enbracing friction, not avoiding it...
KralingenMay 25, 2020Quick Story Lesson: VulnerabilityWhen you're at the beginning of your storytelling practice you can often feel like it's not your place to tell your story. You compare...