This is going to sound egotistical, but sometimes the way to get through a creative block is to see what you're doing as (potentially) genius.

Most people - I think this is true, correct me - feel that creation, creativity, art, is something earned. Like, you have the talent, you put in the hours, and over time you earn the right to consider what you do artistic.

If you just jump in and try to do something brilliant, that's egotistical.

But that isn't how it works.

Art does have something in common with science.

Any experiment could be interesting. Until you do it and find out, you don't know.

Any creative idea could be brilliant.

Any person executing it could make something brilliant.

Every skill level is capable of expression, discovery, emotion, revelation.

So if you try to approach every creative thing you do as genius - or a chance at genius - that might be the right mindset.

It could rub people the wrong way. It could be detectable and kind of stink that you think you're great, or think what you're doing is great.

But if you can't think what you're doing is great, I doubt it'll be great.

It could be, but you've diminished its chances.

Yes it helps to be able to dissect and get realistic and bring in additional perspective.

However, creativity is not actually earned.

It's just like truth. Sometimes you stumble on it. And sometimes it takes a lifetime just to disprove a pet theory.

Anything you create could be brilliant.

You aren't working up to someday making something brilliant. (Once you have credentials, respect, permission, approval, pay, requests, etc.)

That could be now.

Reaching straight for it is actually part of the talent.

It's a part you can choose.