#creativblocks

When you are working to improve your creativity, there are many things that can interfere. These are called blocks to creativity and they can range from tension to lack of focus to self-doubt and lack of motivation.

This week there were three blocks that restricted my creativity. These were a lack of motivation, lack of focus and unresolved tension. My lack of focus and tension came from a very stressful week due to school tests, and extracurricular deadlines I had to meet. This meant that I couldn’t concentrate as well as I should have and didn’t commit myself to writing. My lack of motivation came from stress and my procrastination due to distractions in my personal life.

 Over the past week, there were a few ways that I used to get through these frustrating blocks. In order for me to determine that I had the strength to break these blocks, I realized that if I don’t get through them, they everything will build and cause me for problems in the future. For my lack of focus, I put reminders in big, bolded, colorful letters all around my desk to remind me to write. To resolve my tension, I used it as motivation at my martial arts club to train harder than ever for an upcoming event as well as spent thirty-five minutes at the gym hitting a bag. For my lack of motivation, I put it off for a day and did other activities such as reading, training, schoolwork. Finally, I felt motivated to start writing again.

Do I think I was successful in breaking my blocks? I believe that temporarily I broke them but they will come back. Maybe not today or tomorrow but maybe in a week when assignments build up or my life gets an unexpected curve-ball. However, I know that if I broke through my blocks this time, it will be easier to do so again.

From experiencing three creative blocks this week, I realize this is great motivation to be more creative in the future. First, experiencing a block is a great way to think of something different, to get out of the same old routine. Its exciting and different. Second, it forces your mind to adapt. Adapt to changes in your life whether personal or business. Adapting forces your mind to think of new solutions and challenge the boring aspects of your life.