For all the talk in the creative industry of balance, wellness and mental health, most of the time we're all running on coffee-fuelled nervous energy. Deadlines all come at once. Feedback demands a complete rethink of a project, when you least expect it. Client meetings get fraught and overrun... any of this sound familiar?
For this reason, across my 30-year career, I've always jumped at the chance to try new gadgets, techniques and philosophies that might help me to relax. Many have done absolutely nothing for me. A few have taken the edge off. But even fewer have actually helped my overactive brain to actually relax.