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Today’s Question: How do I deal with Creative Block?

Creative block is very real. Everyone who has tried to be creative in any field knows that sometimes ideas rush in and sometimes it’s like your brain turns off. Let me help you out with some actionable steps to get rid of the creative block.

• Sometimes stepping away from your project for a little while is the best thing you can do. We all get tired and sometimes just need a fresh perspective on things. If you are creative, you know that the best ideas never come to you when you try to think about them. They come while you go for walks, or when you go out to the beach, or just switch gears to another task. The secret to creativity is, don’t try to force it.

• Sometimes the most unusual things like rearranging your workspace or working in a completely different environment get your brain thinking in new directions. Go to the cafe to work, sit on a bench, and work, just give yourself the freedom to not be bound to a desk.

• You can try to do some freewriting on a blank notebook. The goal here is to get the bad ideas out to make room for the good ones. Set a timer and write non-stop for 9 minutes. You don’t need to think about what you write, just be in a state of free flow.

• A weird technique I use when I feel a mental block is changing mediums. If you're blocked while writing, try drawing instead. Switching creative gears engages different parts of your brain and helps you get into a flow state.

Those were my tips for you. Hope they help, good luck on your creative journey :)

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