How To Get Rid Of A Creative Block

Creative block is a phenomenon which is hard to understand and uncomplicate. It creeps up on one without warning and completely drains one of his creative juices.  Sometimes, you don’t even realize what hit you well past your deadline. It is a situation in which you are unable to create that masterpiece which is entangled and buried deep in the creative recesses of your brain. It is quite like being unable to compose the climax after creating a masterful script. It happens due to reasons, mostly quite unknown to people. The reasons can vary from an over dose of criticism, to too much work pressure or lack of inspiration and less sleep or sleep deprivation. Creativity involves thinking passionately about the subject matter, which these de-motivating factors do not allow. Somewhere, you just feel as if you are completely drained out and you can’t do anything to combat it. Your mind gets cluttered with all kinds of confusing ideas. Although it doesn’t mean that you have lost your creative ink, it just means that a temporary numbness has shadowed you. It fades away with time, but till then you can hardly wait for it to come back to life again. There are many exciting ways that can help you overcome those bad moments. In the meantime, you can just be yourself and take the world the way you want to. A creative person is always inspired by natural and creative things. Regardless of your mood, these tricks act like that precious oxygen supply, when you sink into the depths of despair. Read on to know how you can come out of a creative block.

 

 

Shocking as it may sound, it is the most genuine suggestion made to people facing a creative block. Stop working for at least 15-20 minutes and pause. Just give yourself some thinking space and time to relax your mind and body. Eat, talk and watch/observe other people working. Release your mind from stress and let it attain a state of calm. You will really feel better and things will start to unfold by themselves.

 

The best thing that a walk does is let you breathe in some fresh and crisp air. This soothes your stressed mind. The fresh flow of oxygen in your body will refresh you and make you feel invigorated and revived. The beauty of nature also infuses a fresh sense of creativity into you and encourages innovation. If you like listening to songs, then you will enjoy your walk even more. Try not to go with a pre-defined mindset that you are definitely going to imbibe all the creative energy. Just go on a relaxing and enjoyable walk.

 

A heartfelt laugh is something which unwires your brain nerves and rids your brain of all stress. Gossip or a chat can also act like good diversions. As you give up this tense state, you notice things around you to be far simpler and reflective.

The concept of watching movies is evergreen and if accompanied by some delightful food, it works magical wonders. Watch movies you like the most or watch a selected stock of scenes that really trigger your creative juices flowing.

 

As you need to come up with a creative piece of work like a write up, a painting, a thought, an ad or a design or anything, you collect uncountable ideas in your mind or scribble on a notepad. The result is nothing but a cluttered state of high confusion. You seem to unable to select one and choose the noteworthy one. You need to analyze patiently every single idea and draw some conclusion out of it. 

 

Accept Criticism
Do not take criticism in a bad way and don’t let your spirit die down with its influence. Criticism should be taken positively and you should not think that your creation should be free of all those biting comments. Derive a positive energy from it and make the most of it.