Feeling Creatively Blocked? Try These 6 Scientifically Proven Solutions
These tips will help you get the words out onto the page.
Get rid of whatever's stressing you out and blocking you creatively by writing down everything that comes to mind. Just grab a clean piece of paper and instead of handwriting to brainstorm, write down everything as sort of a brain dump exercise to clear your mind.
Sometimes, if you're running up against a deadline, you have to keep working. Just write what you can, even if you don't feel like it's necessarily your best. You can work with an editor to help refine what you've worked on, but you have to have words on the page in order to get that help.
Writer's block is said to be caused by stress, so a great way to get through that is just to wait it out. Everything is temporary, so once the stressor passes (even if you don't know what it is), you can pick your project right back up.
Drinking water can help you increase your productivity, so keep a cold glass close by.
Give yourself permission to do something else. It'll help you clear your head so you won't have to keep working on something that just isn't working for you.
Get a new perspective and clear your head by getting some fresh air for a bit. There are tons of cognitive benefits to taking a walk, so it'll help to get your wheels turning.