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. --- ### 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. --- ### 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_ --- ### 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]]