Overcoming Creative Block - The Creative Mind, It's Time to Fight Back! - By Lance Winslow

[Lance Winslow]

By Lance Winslow

Many of the greatest artists in human history have complained about periods when they just were unable to create anything that they could be happy with. The depression states of some creative minds has been well-documented, but certainly not all creative minds have long-periods of depression between their hyper creative states.

Some folks feel as if creative people are mental basket cases but in reality this is not the norm. Perhaps these creativity psyche myths have been purported far too often. If you discuss the creative blocks that artists, writers and strategic planners often go through, those seem to be real to them, even if they seem ridiculous to others. Indeed, most people cannot hold a candle to the 1-2% creative super-stars of humanity.

Writers who experience writer's block tell us that they get over it by writing, writing what you ask? Well, just writing about anything, soon they are back in the groove and can go back to the task of finishing a masterpiece short story, play or even another chapter in a future award winning novel. Writer's block is really only one such creative block that the most creative amongst us have to deal with.

Painters, Sculptures, Surfers, and Designers all understand these challenges and like pain, it does not seem real to us observing, but it is very real to them, they can feel it. It has been my experience in studying highly creative people that creative block can be overcome by slowly immersing yourself in the area of creativity you want to enter.

This means if you are a sculptor start playing around with clay or pick up a chisel and just draw a happy face, same with an artist, draw a happy face and for a designer draw a happy face shaped car, airplane, or house or whatever object it is you are wishing to design. Try it, it works!



By Lance Winslow

[Mandi]

Hey Lance!

Thanks for sharing this with us!

I'm fighting the fight right now. I have been trying to follow your suggestion... immersed myself in creativity, regardless of its purpose or quality. I'll keep you posted!

M
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