“Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks.”
― Words to inspire the winner in YOU
I have sat in front of my laptop over the last several days with the task of writing in mind. I would start a post only to find myself half way through hitting the delete button. I just couldn’t keep my train of thought focused, found myself wandering in my thoughts.
I am realizing that I am not alone in this way, mental blocks, writer’s block are very common even for the best authors.
Mental Block –
… [I]t can also be an inability to continue or complete a train of thought, as in the case of writer’s block. In the case of writer’s block, many find it helpful to take a break and revisit their topic. [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_block]
I found on Google some suggestions in tackling these mental blocks. Here is what I found:
7 Unexpected Ways to Get Around Mental Blocks
[source: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/250509]
- Freewrite. When you are feeling stuck, open up a new Word doc, and start writing about whatever is on your mind. …
- Tackle smaller tasks first. …
- Change your environment. …
- Learn something new. …
- Revisit past experiences. …
- See what your friends are up to. …
- Analyze other people’s ideas.
So dear reader I thought I would share with you something I am sure many have experienced. I am going to try some of the ways mention to overcome mental blocks.
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