Keep Moving
Posted: December 17th, 2008 | Author: Christian | Filed under: Inspiration | Tags: christian parsons, idea drunk | 4 Comments »Creativity doesn’t always work. It’s not something that you can just turn on and off – everyone gets stuck with the “writer’s block” at some point in time. So the next time this happens to you, here’s a simple solution: change something.
You need to create movement and change in your daily routine. Do anything that breaks your standard life pattern:
- Sleep upside down on your bed
- Throw everything out that you haven’t used in the last 12 months
- Talk to a stranger on the bus
- Work at someone else’s desk
- Deprive yourself of your greatest passion for a whole day then binge on it the next
- Drink only water for a week
- Go to dinner with someone new
- Go commando
But if you try the last one, be sure not to tell me. The truth of the matter is that creativity flows from experiencing something new and different. Sometimes it will go wrong and fail spectacularly. If this happens … who cares? JUST MOVE ON! If you get stuck on one technique, do something else.
The point is that the movement and momentum created by changing your routine will help you break free.
And freedom = creativity.
- Christian
J’aime la premiere photo. At first I thought it was postsecret but obviously its not. Where did you find it?
It’s a photo of Banksy’s work. He’s a UK graffiti artist who has Hollywood celebrities spend millions of dollars to buy his work. He was also the guy who replaced a whole bunch of Paris Hilton’s music album with porn in Virgin Megastores in the UK.
If you like his stuff, check out his book Banksy’s Wall & Peace
Don’t forget, get totally wasted, potentially black out and forget everything you’ve already done.
In all seriousness, thanks. I might be needing these tips in the next few days.
Great post. My writer’s block happens a little more often than I’d like, but this post does speak the truth. Holler if you have any other ways to break the stale brain moments.
.jl.