{"id":6620,"date":"2020-03-02T07:05:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T05:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/?p=6620"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T10:16:29","slug":"how-to-get-over-a-creative-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalschoolofmarketing.co.za\/blog\/how-to-get-over-a-creative-block\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get over a creative block"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For a creative pro, a creative<\/a> block isn\u2019t just annoying – it\u2019s possibly career-damaging. When you depend on your creativity to pay the bills as well as build your reputation, you can\u2019t afford to be short on ideas or, alternatively, the energy to implementing them. All creative blocks are not created equal which means that different types of blocks require different solutions.<\/p>\n

The different types of creative blocks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are so many unique types of blocks which may hamper your creativity. Here are some of them.<\/p>\n

The mental block<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This type of block is where you become trapped by your own thinking. You\u2019re so locked into a well-known way of looking at the world that you can’t see other options. You speculate and approach a problem from a limiting premise. Alternatively, perhaps your Inner Critic raises its head and stops you from thinking straight.<\/p>\n

The solution is that you need to change your mindset. Question your assumptions and ask yourself \u201cWhat if\u2026?\u201d Adopt different perspectives. Go somewhere new or read \u00a0to something new. Talk to people you can trust to contradict you or offer an alternative point of view.<\/p>\n

The emotional barrier<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Creativity can be intense. It\u2019s not a comfortable pursuit. Faced with the unknown, you may fear what you\u2019ll discover or reveal about yourself. Perhaps your subject matter is painful, embarrassing or plain weird. Whatever \u2013 all these fears and qualms are just various forms of resistance which lead to procrastination.<\/p>\n

The solution is facing the worst and coming through on the other side. There are a number of things that can help such as routine, commitment as well as meditation. However, when all is said as well as done you are going to have to endure the fear, pain, or other unpleasant emotions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>