After the mini-chapters I posted the past couple of days, let me keep my thoughts simple today. Besides, I became so jazzed about blogging and the new things I am engaged in that I slept only four hours last night.
The working stage is marked at various times by the mind trapped in chaos. If experienced at the beginning of a project it might be expressed as writer's block or an empty canvas. For the life of you, you can't seem to lock in your next step. To get passed this phase of non-productivity you should consider some exercises that will free your mind. Here are a few well known mind-freeing (non-drug induced) exercises:
Visualize—See yourself working through the next stages to completion. Reinforce your vision by speaking what you see.
Brainstorm—Generate as many ideas as possible without rejecting a single thought for its absurdity.
Mind map—Use words, numbers, pictures, phrases, anything that comes to mind and watch connections grow.
Free writing, free drawing, free whatever —Throw structure out the window. Just use your medium and feel it.
Meditate —Empty your mind of the cares that ensnare your creative flow.
Sleep or power nap—Your mind needs rest. You work it hard!
Another problem I experience after I begin writing is to get bogged down in details. Any little thing out of order can throw me off. That kind of thing used to mess me up for days. I am discovering the value of working with chaos. Use your chaotic mind to discover new paths. Those random, seemingly chaotic, thoughts is your mind pouring over. Let it spill out long enough so you get down to the good stuff.
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