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3 Ways to Get Unblocked · The Daily Writer

• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
• 0:16
  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, the ideas are flowing and you're feeling great.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then it happens.
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  SPEAKER_00: You hit a wall.
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  SPEAKER_00: The creative juices have dried up, and you sit there wondering where to go from here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hey, it happens to the best of us, even to the very best of us, even people like Ernest Hemingway.
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  SPEAKER_00: What did he do when he was feeling blocked?
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  SPEAKER_00: He said this 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 a rock and then blasting it out with charges.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can draw your own conclusions about what he meant exactly and how to go about it, but here are three things you can do when you are creatively blocked.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one is 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: And the simple act of changing your scenery and getting your blood flowing has amazing benefits for your creative brain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, take a break.
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  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.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let your subconscious mind work and solve the problem on your behalf.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then number three, work on something else.
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  SPEAKER_00: The cross-pollination of ideas between projects can help you break down those creative barriers.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the next time you feel blocked, don't just sit there and stare at the screen.
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  SPEAKER_00: Be proactive and start drilling and blasting.
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  SPEAKER_00: If it worked for Hemingway, it will probably work for you and I as well.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: If you've been listening to this show for any length of time, you know that one of the four practices of a great writer is creativity.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: And in order to stay creative, you've got to have great input.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's where writing prompts come in.
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  SPEAKER_00: A writing prompt is a sentence or two that helps you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Writing prompts are an awesome creative tool for journaling, storytelling, creative writing, stress relief, social media posts, and so much more.
• 2:22
  SPEAKER_00: But the great news is that you don't have to create these yourself.
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: We've put together an amazing package of 365 daily writing prompts.
• 2:31
  SPEAKER_00: So every day for the next year, you can have a shot of inspiration delivered straight to your inbox.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can check it out at dailywriterlife.com/slash writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.