Can't Write? Do It Anyway! Your Best Content's a Few Words Ahead.

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I've noticed from my experience of writing 10+ pages every single day for my book, as-well as writing an article every day that it's actually the times when we're having the "writers block" effect, that resistance, that our best content is just on the way.

It's at the times where I felt the most resistance before writing, usually with thoughts of "I don't know what to write about", that I wrote down my most brilliant content.

With time I actually learned to associate that feeling of resistance to excitement, since just after I start writing I'd find out I had written my best content in a long time.

Creativity and excellence come from pressure. When you want to write but your head and gut are grinding you because you're "empty", that's the EXACT time to start writing down, because that empty place is where intuitive and creative art comes from.

Every time I felt that writing block and wrote anyway I found out that I actually had a piece of content that was unique and helpful just waiting inside me to be expressed. This hasn't failed me even once.

So next time you want to start writing, either for a book, an article or just as a hobby, don't wait until the feeling of block ends because it's actually your greatest asset! Recognize that empty, grinding feeling as your greatest asset and start writing away, you won't recognize the results because you've just created something new, but you'll more than love the fact you've just put it in writing for the world to enjoy.

You want to hear a funny secret? This article you're reading was written because of this very feeling. I had no idea I was going to write about this until I've committed to just start writing. Do you like it so far? Found it helpful? Would you rather if I didn't start writing when I felt the block? Now apply that to yourself and realize that the world is waiting for your genius to be put in writing.

Start writing, then keep writing. That's how it goes!
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidProd
    Bravo! I found your article very helpful and I resonate with it. My area isn't writing but I'm planing to start a personal blog and the fear of not having what to write about sometimes is cleared. I did some content curation recently and there where times when what I wrote was pure gibberish but I also had moments when I wrote paragraphs that I was amazed about and I didn't care what others think because I knew that what I wrote wasn't professional but it was way better than what I wrote up to that point and for me it meant a lot. Another advice for who reads this. You shouldn't care (in the begining) what others think of it, the question you have to ask "is it better than what I wrote up to this point? Am I proud or amazed?" P.S. I didn't intended to make this comment so long.
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  • Profile picture of the author alextrevayne
    Exactly, I get the same feeling a lot of times and end up writing more than I expected. It's all about sitting down and getting the work done.
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  • Profile picture of the author Odahh
    haha definitely ..

    but you need to find your voice and your rhythm ..i know i am hard to understand at times .. but i delet 10 out of 11 of the posts i write on the forums.. a lot of times writing it here gets it out of my head .. doesn't matter if anyone reads it ..
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  • Profile picture of the author Junaid khawaja
    Hey, that was a nice read. As they say "The only way to break writer's block is to write."

    Write whatever that comes, whatever your empty mind pukes.

    You know, the most brilliant of writing comes when it is done with a thoughtless mind. The more you think, the more cloggy it gets. I was reading one of Eugene Schwartz seminar where he taught how working in short spans of absolute attention is the best way to write. His method goes like this:

    Write straight for 30 minutes (high activity burst). Take a 5 minute "creativity" break, where you think nothing about what you just wrote...Instead, let the creative mind do his magic.

    Be back on the screen for another 30 minutes and see the magic yourself.

    Nice read!
    Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Wayne Equity
      Originally Posted by Junaid khawaja View Post

      Hey, that was a nice read. As they say "The only way to break writer's block is to write."

      Write whatever that comes, whatever your empty mind pukes.

      You know, the most brilliant of writing comes when it is done with a thoughtless mind. The more you think, the more cloggy it gets. I was reading one of Eugene Schwartz seminar where he taught how working in short spans of absolute attention is the best way to write. His method goes like this:

      Write straight for 30 minutes (high activity burst). Take a 5 minute "creativity" break, where you think nothing about what you just wrote...Instead, let the creative mind do his magic.

      Be back on the screen for another 30 minutes and see the magic yourself.

      Nice read!
      Thanks
      -J
      Great tip.
      Sounds good.
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
    Great tip Wayne

    1000 words a day or more for me. Between comments, forum posts, blog posts, guest posts. Write 1000 a day or more. Words flow more easily for me than ever because writing daily dissolves writer's block. Seems weird, but you said it: those flowing words, you're looking for, are a few words down the road!

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    • Profile picture of the author Wayne Equity
      Originally Posted by ryanbiddulph View Post

      Great tip Wayne

      1000 words a day or more for me. Between comments, forum posts, blog posts, guest posts. Write 1000 a day or more. Words flow more easily for me than ever because writing daily dissolves writer's block. Seems weird, but you said it: those flowing words, you're looking for, are a few words down the road!

      Ryan Biddulph
      Awesome Ryan!
      Fantastic habit
      I bet you help a lot of people here
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  • Profile picture of the author vpn port
    I've read a lot of post here and this is one of my faves! Mindfully associating the feeling of resistance to excitement is a good tip. However, personally I can't think myself into being excited or being motivated. But I do recognized the value of re-framing your mindset. So instead of being rigid and trying to fight myself to overcome the writer's block, I try to be like a bamboo that is gently moving and swaying harmoniously with the violent winds of the typhoon. I don't stress myself that my writing is not good or I can't think of any ideas. I just try to relax. Start some research and just write. Eventually, an idea worth looking into further that also gets me excited about the project surfaces.
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    • Profile picture of the author Wayne Equity
      Originally Posted by vpn port View Post

      I've read a lot of post here and this is one of my faves! Mindfully associating the feeling of resistance to excitement is a good tip. However, personally I can't think myself into being excited or being motivated. But I do recognized the value of re-framing your mindset. So instead of being rigid and trying to fight myself to overcome the writer's block, I try to be like a bamboo that is gently moving and swaying harmoniously with the violent winds of the typhoon. I don't stress myself that my writing is not good or I can't think of any ideas. I just try to relax. Start some research and just write. Eventually, an idea worth looking into further that also gets me excited about the project surfaces.
      I didn't intentionally try to reframe writer's block with excitement, it's just a logical thing. I noticed that every time I have that resistance feeling and I just start writing rather than procrastinate on it, I'd get some great content done. So it's something I've gained through experience, you have to feel the resistance and just jump in, a nice reframe could be "My brain is scared of the genius that I'll be writing soon, it's a great sign to start!".

      If you do it enough it'll become real for you through evidence, it's really that simple
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  • Profile picture of the author MeelisM
    This is true.

    When you just put your pen in your hand and put it onto paper, that's when the magic happens.

    Or these days it's more like fingers onto the keyboard.

    But that's true.

    Just write, write, write.

    You can organize the content later and see what you keep and what find the fastest way into the recycle bin.

    You will come up with some good stuff if you just write.

    MeelisM
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    • Profile picture of the author Wayne Equity
      Originally Posted by MeelisM View Post

      This is true.
      When you just put your pen in your hand and put it onto paper, that's when the magic happens.
      Or these days it's more like fingers onto the keyboard.
      But that's true.
      Just write, write, write.
      You can organize the content later and see what you keep and what find the fastest way into the recycle bin.
      You will come up with some good stuff if you just write.
      MeelisM
      To be honest I don't even recycle my content, I find 90% of it to be just at the level I was looking for. Maybe my standards are low, guess the people that read these articles can say
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