Comments on: Breaking Through A Creative Block http://2kno.com/norman/observations/breaking-through-a-creative-block/ Norman Bringsjord Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:40:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: heinz von heiden http://2kno.com/norman/observations/breaking-through-a-creative-block/comment-page-1/#comment-3271 heinz von heiden Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:44:53 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=294#comment-3271 You certainly deserve a round of praise for your article and more specifically, your blog in general. Very high quality articles. You certainly deserve a round of praise for your article and more specifically, your blog in general. Very high quality articles.

]]> By: Nel Bringsjord http://2kno.com/norman/observations/breaking-through-a-creative-block/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Nel Bringsjord Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:40:44 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=294#comment-55 What Norman didn't say was that this painting is of my mother from a picture taken many years ago. As it goes with many of us, my mother and I have had our "moments" and while I was working on the painting we were going through one of those times. It was so hard for me to work on the painting because my mind would go into GRRRRRR mode and I locked up. In fact, I set the painting aside for about 8 months at one point. But I really wanted to finish it since it had such a compelling look. Listening to the books on my iPod ( it was a Shuffle back then, now I have a Nano 3rd gen) really engaged my mind and I was able to escape, as if watching a movie, long enough to get the painting done. Most books are only about 6 hours long, Dickens' can go 13 hours. "The Other Boleyn Girl" (fabulous book) was 17 hours of escapist bliss! Then there is "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" free podcasts from npr.com through itunes that give me great laughs whilst working. Sort of like audial chocolate. The important thing is it works. Your technical skill will come through and you will instinctually be able to do the work and problem solve, stay on task while quieting the little devil on your shoulder who tries to talk trash. What Norman didn’t say was that this painting is of my mother from a picture taken many years ago. As it goes with many of us, my mother and I have had our “moments” and while I was working on the painting we were going through one of those times. It was so hard for me to work on the painting because my mind would go into GRRRRRR mode and I locked up. In fact, I set the painting aside for about 8 months at one point. But I really wanted to finish it since it had such a compelling look. Listening to the books on my iPod ( it was a Shuffle back then, now I have a Nano 3rd gen) really engaged my mind and I was able to escape, as if watching a movie, long enough to get the painting done.

Most books are only about 6 hours long, Dickens’ can go 13 hours. “The Other Boleyn Girl” (fabulous book) was 17 hours of escapist bliss! Then there is “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!” free podcasts from npr.com through itunes that give me great laughs whilst working. Sort of like audial chocolate.

The important thing is it works. Your technical skill will come through and you will instinctually be able to do the work and problem solve, stay on task while quieting the little devil on your shoulder who tries to talk trash.

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