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Blog writing can be a lot of hard work if you’re in a slump. There are a lot of articles on the internet about how to get out of a writer’s block, but the most important rule is one that seems counter-intuitive: relax.
One thing I always do when I get stuck is to take my mind from my writing problems and do something completely different, be it just cruising around the internet, watching television, drawing, listening to music or (as weird as it sounds) writing something different than the article I’m stuck on. By altering my state of mind, I get out of my mental pigeon-hole and open up. Sometimes it takes an hour, other times a few days, but eventually, an idea comes to me that is so fantastic that I have absolutely no problem writing it-all thanks to relaxing. So next time, you’re in a rut, just remember that ’80s song by Frankie Goes to Hollywood and relax!
