“I’ve been working on a bunch of (non-43 Folders-related) stuff lately, but I started feeling that hankering to come back and write something new here. To get the engine started, I went through some old posts and turned up a few (oddly self-inspiring) ideas that I want to re-share. The topic? ‘Getting unstuck.’

* Hack your way out of writer’s block – ‘Literally. Put five completley random words on a piece of paper. Write five more words. Try a sentence. Could be about anything. A block ends when you start making words on a page.’
* Solve problems by writing a note to yourself – ‘Seriously, open up your email program, type in your own email address, then choose a brilliant subject line that perfectly encapsulates your particular problem.’
* Do a fast ‘mind-sweep’ – ‘And as long as you let that stuff accumulate as chunky deposits on the edges of your perception, it’s very unlikely it’ll get done since – well – they won’t get done until they’re been captured and properly started, right?’
* Cringe-Busting your TODO list – ‘Per cringe item, think honestly about why you’re freaked out about it. Seriously. What’s the hang-up? (Fear of failure? Dreading bad news? Angry you’re already way overdue?)’
* Patching your personal suck – ‘Every patch that fails teaches you a little something that might come in handy some day. Mistakes, as they say, can be a buddhist gift.’

(via 43 Folders)