The creative block. Oh how we dread those common visits from this enemy who is around more often than creativity itself. Something I've learnt about creative block however, is that the reason it attacks us so often is because it's facilitated by the way we think. In order to get rid of creative block we have to understand how to think about it, and this means understanding that you are most likely the block. It is so easy to be controlled by bad thoughts such as "that's a dumb idea" and "that won't work don't be stupid", and it is these thoughts that help block creativity. So how do you stop it? start by realising that these thoughts are exactly that - just thoughts. You aren't impacted by whether these thoughts are true or not, you are impacted by the fact you are having a thought. Imagine if none of these thoughts ever occurred to you, you'd just be overflowing with ideas. Perhaps a few failures but hey, thats what creativity and learning is all about. We are creatives, we are here to create whether we fail or not. Acknowledge your thoughts and negative feelings simply as that. You know they are there bugging you, but you can't just ignore them. So accept them for what they are and eventually they won't have control over you. |
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