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How to Get Unblocked · The Daily Writer

• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every writer has felt like this at one time or another.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're chugging along with your content and things are going smoothly.
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  SPEAKER_00: The ideas are flowing and you're feeling fantastic.
• 0:25
  SPEAKER_00: Then it happens.
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  SPEAKER_00: You hit the wall, the creative juices have dried up, and you sit there wondering where do you go from here?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, it happens to the best of us, even to the very best of us, like Ernest Hemingway, for example.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: What did he do when he was feeling blocked?
• 0:42
  SPEAKER_00: One time he said, There's no rule on how to write.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: You can draw your own conclusions about what exactly he meant, but here are three things you can do when you're feeling creatively blocked.
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  SPEAKER_00: Option one, get up and walk around.
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  SPEAKER_00: Scientific studies have shown the connection between creativity and exercise.
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  SPEAKER_00: The simple act of changing your scenery and getting your blood pumping has amazing benefits for your creative mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: Option two, take a break.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: We writers can be workaholics, never stopping for hours on end.
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  SPEAKER_00: So give your mind a break and then come back to your work later.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: Let your subconscious mind work and solve the problem on your behalf.
• 1:32
  SPEAKER_00: And then option number three, work on something else for a little while.
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  SPEAKER_00: The cross-pollination of ideas between projects can help you break down those creative walls.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: So the next time you feel blocked, don't just sit there and stare at the screen.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: I know it's easy to do, but be proactive and start drilling and blasting and taking action.
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  SPEAKER_00: If it worked for Hemingway, it'll probably work for you and I as well.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.