I am in the middle of a 30-day blogging challenge. For 23 straight days, I am able to post at least one blog post in at least one of my blogs. I am really concentrating on my Kalami Cebu Food Blog and I think I have written in that blog for 24 straight days already. It was not that easy, but I did manage to survive, so far. One of the most instrumental factors in making me write every day is actually the 30 day blogging challenge FB Group. I am practically forced to write anything because of the challenge. I am really determined to finish it. I have been blogging on and off for years already and the past month has been my busiest blogging month of all-time. Once I finished the challenge, I think the new challenge would be how to sustain the momentum.
Some psychologists say that it takes 21 days to form a habit. I guess I am well past that, but there are days that the creative juices are just not there. Here are some of the things that I usually do when it happens:
1. Watch TV for like an hour. I usually watch television and check on news and also food and lifestyle channels. A lot of times, the information that I get from TV shows inspires me to write something. There is a little risk that you might get too engrossed with TV show that you watched and you end up wasting some valuable time.
2. Exercise. One of my biggest enemies is procrastination. Sometimes, the mind is willing but the body would just want to laze around. To snap out of it, I usually do some push-ups or walk around the neighborhood. Doing some household chores could also have a similar effects. Exercise is really a good starter.
3. Meditate or Nap. Basically, I try to "unthink". I want to defocus myself from blogging and what I want to write about. I try to just focus on my breathing for around 5 minutes. After a brief meditation, I usually come up with something so different than the paragraph where I got stuck. In other times, I just take a short nap to refresh my mind.
4. Go to a cafe and work there. I write about food and sometimes a change of environment can do a lot of wonders. Ordering a delicious-looking food could even spark my creativity. Having coffee also helps me in improving my focus.
5. Write about anything for 10 minutes. You can write a haiku, a story, a daydream, or a rant. Sometimes the best words and sentences come out after doing free writing. I am actually writing this article as part of my free writing phase because I got stuck writing about a new restaurant that opened near our office.
The 5 tips that I wrote worked for me and I hope it will work for you. If you happen to have a bright idea about overcoming blogger's or writer's block, feel free to comment. ;)
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