Comments on: 8 Ways to Keep Writing When You’re Running on Creative Fumes https://seocopywriting.com/8-ways-to-keep-writing-when-youre-running-on-creative-fumes/ SEO Copywriting Training and Content Writing Tips Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:56:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Heather https://seocopywriting.com/8-ways-to-keep-writing-when-youre-running-on-creative-fumes/#comment-5143 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:43:43 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=5179#comment-5143 In reply to David Smith.

@David…what it is about us writers that make us coffee junkies? :) Good idea about working on research, revisions and proofreading. That “stuff” needs to be completed anyway, and low creative times are a great time to do it!

My admin go-to task is bookkeeping. Weird, I know. But there’s just something about reconciling my account that helps me feel better….

]]> By: David Smith https://seocopywriting.com/8-ways-to-keep-writing-when-youre-running-on-creative-fumes/#comment-5142 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:10:57 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=5179#comment-5142 When I’m having trouble being creative, I’ll work on research, revisions and proofreading. I find those tasks relaxing compared to creating new work and it lets me get something useful done while I recharge.

I’ll admit I’m also a coffee junkie – up to 18 cups a day.

]]> By: Heather https://seocopywriting.com/8-ways-to-keep-writing-when-youre-running-on-creative-fumes/#comment-5141 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:28:40 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=5179#comment-5141 In reply to Tim Biden.

Hey Tim!

Wow – Mountain Dew! That’s hardcore! :) Green tea is a great alternative. If it wasn’t for my love of lattes, I’d be switching to green tea as well.

Exercise is a big relaxation tool for me, as is reading. Television is a dual-edged sword. It’s great to space out to, but I wonder sometimes if I’m not making my overwhelm worse by watching a bunch of flickering images on the screen (after a full day of looking at a screen.) I’ve been debating about canceling cable for the longest time because of this. What do other folks think?

]]> By: Tim Biden https://seocopywriting.com/8-ways-to-keep-writing-when-youre-running-on-creative-fumes/#comment-5140 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.seocopywriting.com/?p=5179#comment-5140 Some of your suggestions here are things that I already do, but taking time out to relax… I need to work on that one.

I love the focus that a little caffeine will give me but the crash is more than enough for me to say that I don’t need it. I used to have a 12-pack of Mountain Dew a day habit, now a bit of green or white tea will get me buzzing. I’ve become hyper sensitive to caffeine so it’s really not my default energy source any more. Almonds and a protein shake are much better for my brain and there is no mental crash to worry about.

And back to your suggestion to relax during the day, what do you find is the best way to do that? TV? Book? Exercise? Something else?

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