No Such Thing?

I’ve seen the argument so many times. Writers block doesn’t exist. Do construction workers get builders block? Do professors get teachers block?

No, claim the naysayers. They don’t.

But, I’m not so sure. Maybe they just call it something different. If a construction worker injures themselves, they can’t work, because their job relies so much on physicality. We call that workplace injury, but it’s the same idea. The body’s broken, so they can’t do their job.

The mind can break, too.

There are ways of overcoming this. But like a physical injury, sometimes you just need time to heal. The trick is, figuring out when to rest, and when to push through.

So, an idea for the times you want to push through:

Find something, (like builder’s block), that people claim doesn’t exist. Find something that people say is impossible. Then think, well, what if it did exist? What if it was possible? Turn conventional wisdom on its head, and that might jumpstart creativity. Just one possible technique you might want to try, to get past writers block. ^_^