For the flame of a creative, a block inflow can be like water. For writers, comedians, songwriters, and screenplay writers this can mean the same but in just a different form. A "writer's block" can happen to painters and sketchers. Artists of all kinds experience some type of creative block at some point in the process. We can all agree with the statement we've had it happen to us. But we can't agree on the statement that we've all gotten past it.

I used to think writer's block wasn't real. I believed in the idea that it was all in your head. Like when a baseball player gets into a slump, it's hard to get out. The more they go without making contact at the plate, the longer they'll continue the slump. Like athletes, creatives need a way to ease a mental-block. I used to try it all. Walks around the block. Exercise to get the juices flowing. Prompts. Painting. Shooting hoops. Making beats on GarageBand. Yet, nothing seemed to work.

I've developed a method over the years that I've become confident in curing blocks for anyone with a creative venture in front of them. I compare it to blind rage or vomiting of the words. Think of a boxer who is frustrated. They will likely go into the gym late at night and take it out on the bag. Throwing and landing haymakers errantly in a fashion that makes no sense. One in which the mind can freely rid itself of blockage. Or in the boxer's viewpoint: frustration. So for painters, comedians, rappers, and creatives all alike; I believe my method will work.

What do I do when I get writer's block the most? I sit down with my laptop and write out the most ridiculous words and sentences I can think of. No train of thought. No direction. A one-way street to nowhere with my words. As if I am throwing paint onto a canvas from six-feet away with my paintbrush. Landing punches that make my bag swing as if the wind had hit it. A comedian who sits down and writes the lamest jokes on the planet. Or the rapper who writes lunch-room bars to clear the way for punch-line rhymes. It's all the same. Creatives may be different in what they create, but we are the same in how we do it.

And when it's all said and done, you can go back and look at what your subconscious has created. Sometimes it can be better than what your conscious is trying to create. It's simple but effective. And if you're desperate, give it a try.