You’ve probably heard many of these before but maybe not and it’s always good to review a list of remedies in case you forget or overlook what might be immediately helpful.
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### tl;dr
When stuck, change your ‘state.’ Blocks are often energetic, not intellectual. Moving the body, changing the environment, or altering your energy can shift what thinking alone cannot.
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### list of methods that have worked for me in past
embodiment practice — _yoga, qigong, movement_
divination — _tarot, astrology, I Ching_
take a field trip — _new environments, nature, museums_
alter your resting state — _meditation, breathwork, plant medicine_
free write — _unstructured flow, morning pages_
share your mind — _conversation, community, teaching_
read something inspiring — _input to spark output_
energy work — _clearing, balancing, activating_
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### 8 more bonus quickies
- change your medium (_write, draw, color, sing, jam, produce, etc)_
- pull a card from Brian Eno’s ‘oblique strategies’
- wear something bright and playful
- wear all black or all white
- run fast for 5 whole minutes
- scream into the woods
- find an ocean or large body of water to stare into
- ask AI to ask you a deep metaphysical question that will stimulate your creative thinking
## Related
- [[Creative Clarity|Creative Clarity]]
- [[execution paralysis|Creative Execution Paralysis]]