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Whether you’re a writer, musician or artist, the greatest enemy you face is a creative block. There’s nothing worse than sitting down and trying to do something creative — only to hit a brick wall instead.
Everyone seems to have their own opinion on how to deal with a creative block. Victor Hugo used to strip naked, Friedrich Schiller kept rotten apples in his desk drawer, and Hemingway always stopped writing mid-sentence.
There is no one-size fits all perfect solution, but there are a couple of ways you can get your creative juices flowing again.
1. Find the Source of Your Block
Most of the time, there’s a reason you’re feeling creatively blocked. For me, it’s often “burn out” — after completing a big project, I don’t feel like being creative. I feel like all of my artistic energy has been zapped, and needs to recharge.
Your block might not be the result of burn out. Maybe you’re scared that people won’t like it. Maybe you’re scared that your work will turn out “bad”. Maybe you don’t know how to approach what you want to accomplish.
Finding the source of your block won’t fix it, but it will help you understand why you’re lacking artistic inspiration and place you in a position to begin working past it.
