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One thing I've noticed with myself is that I often struggle with creativity too, unless I go do something majorly, radically different and recreational/social. Once that happens, ideas flow like a tsunami whether I want them to or not. For example, as a kid I was stuck in a rut and routine, school, homework, repeat. Then on a long weekend my step dad and step brothers and I went canoeing in Arkansas. I absolutely hated every goddamn minute of it. We capsized half a dozen times and nearly died at one point, nearly capsizing when going over a sharp and shallow decline (thankfully adrenaline saved us). Well on drive back home (something like ~4 hours) I had a TON of creative thoughts for everything from music videos to a kickass fictional story for english class I had otherwise been struggling with. I was beyond bored with all of it before that, and that one day trip totally shattered the entire cycle and set me loose for a good while. As an adult, I had another similar "burst" following a rut after passing my first Krav Maga test (WW). It was essentially a ~6 hour non-stop full-power, full-speed demonstration of every beginner defense technique repeatedly. We had a grand total of 15 minutes of break throughout the entire time (two breaks, total). Not everybody passed, and I was surprised that I did. After that I had a total "revelation" breakthrough idea on how to address a particularly tough technical problem I was working on at the time (very early in my career) that I'd been struggling with for a while. Basically the common theme that works for me is to absolutely go apeshit balls-to-the-wall on something physical outside the home and preferably very social (ill-advised during the pandemic, bear in mind) that will last at least a good 4+ hours, create some really strong life-long memories, and entirely disconnect you from your normal "world", that upon completion, you'll be in a hella good mood. For me, that tends to break the boredom and the blockage same-day if not immediately thereafter. The trick is to be so involved in whatever it is that the other stuff literally is COMPLETELY absent from your mind, not even an emotional "whiff" of it present. If you still think about it, or are still "feeling" an emotion tied to it, you're not lost in the activity enough so dial it up! Also, just a friendly pointer, stop trying. Creativity is the most counter-intuitive notion of the human mind in that, the more you try, the worse your creativity block gets. But you can't just "let go", you have to entirely OVERWRITE your mind's activity with something else, 100%, without even the smallest hint of the problem/concern/blockage in your mind in the slightest. Only when you're totally distracted and, frankly, having some damn fun will your mind be "free" to work the problem "as a background job" so to speak. Or in another thread, if you prefer :-) |