Airplane Mode

May 17, 2025


Every artist hits moments where the noise becomes too much. The endless scroll, the pressure to produce, the weight of comparison—it all adds up. In those moments, the smartest thing you can do isn’t to push harder. It’s to shift into airplane mode.

Think about what happens when you’re on a plane. You disconnect. You ascend. And as you climb higher, the clutter of daily life fades into the background. From above, you see the world differently. The chaos smooths into patterns. Things make more sense. That’s not just a physical experience—it’s a metaphor for how we should approach our creative lives.

As artists, we need that elevated perspective. It’s not enough to keep your head down, grinding through each project. You have to rise above the immediate moment to understand where you’re really headed. What are you building? Is your work in alignment with the story you want to tell? Are you making choices that serve your growth—or just chasing trends out of fear of falling behind?

When you get that distance, the big picture comes into focus. You stop obsessing over what didn’t go viral or what someone else is doing, and start thinking strategically, intentionally, like the visionary you actually are.

But airplane mode isn’t just about gaining perspective. It’s also about cutting the noise. When you switch it on, distractions go dark. No texts. No notifications. No breaking news. In that silence, something powerful happens: you remember who you are.

Creating in airplane mode means giving yourself room to think clearly, to reconnect with your instincts. It means taking time to make without sharing, to explore without explaining. The best ideas often come not when you're plugged in, but when you're alone with your thoughts—unreachable, undistracted, undiluted.

You don’t need to be available to everyone, all the time. You don’t have to show everything you make. And you don’t need to justify taking a step back in order to take a leap forward.

Airplane mode isn’t disconnection for the sake of retreat. It’s disconnection for the sake of clarity. So you can rise above the clutter, see your path clearly, and return with purpose.

Your next level as an artist won’t come from doing more—it’ll come from seeing more. From flying higher. From getting quiet enough to hear what really matters.

So go ahead. Switch it on.

Take the view from above.