The Time Finder with Paula Eder

The way you use your time is the way you live your life.

Find Time to Overcome Writer’s Block

Posted on December 8, 2009, under Time Management Skills, Time and Technology.

stressedFinding subjects for articles and blog posts, like finding time, can be a daunting challenge some days.  Do you ever run into that?  I did just now, as I sat down to compose today’s post for The Time Finder.

I explored some of the usual places I check:  Digg, Alltop, and tried other ideas mentioned in last month’s post Find Time for Finding Fresh Blog Content-5 Tips for Cyber Monday.  Nothing really caught my eye, and I could feel my stress level rising (never a help, when it comes to creativity and energy flow).

Before I hit the panic button I took a deep breath and thought, “Let’s take a look at Stumbleupon!”

For those of you unfamiliar with this tool, you can find a quick overview on Wikipedia.  Basically, the way it works is that when you visit a page on the web (and have the Stumble toolbar installed) you can give the page a thumbs up or thumbs down rating.  This information is compiled with the ratings of your friends and of others with similar interests, and it informs the web pages that are displayed to you when you hit the “Stumble!” button in your toolbar.  In effect, what you see is a constantly evolving sampling of web content, based on your expressed preferences.

So, back to my writer’s block.  When I pressed “Stumble” the first few sites that appeared didn’t strike my fancy.  Then I came upon this one – Widgets to Cure Writer’s Block – and I knew I had found something good! The site is filled with games, articles, and quick ideas to get you unstuck.  (Of course, the challenge with a fun and fascinating site like this is to make sure that you don’t stay too long.  I recommend using a timer, if need be.)

Here are 3 things to remember, when you are stuck for a writing idea:

  1. Use the tools at hand,
  2. Be willing to explore, and
  3. When you find what you’re looking for, take what you need and go back to your task!

If you experience writer’s block, I’d love to hear how you deal with it … so drop me a line!

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Let’s explore time together …

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