Take Time to Relax to Restore Your Creative Juices

August 15, 2010 by Chris
Filed under: Writer's Life

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Writing, though inactive in terms of physical activity, plays a great strain on your brain. A mental break is the only cure. Welcome to National Relaxation Day!

Mental activity wears me out like physical activity cannot. Physical activity just means that I will plant it on the couch and do nothing. Mental fatigue means that I cannot function. Thinking is hard. Moving is hard. Concentrating is impossible. That’s why a holiday like National Relaxation Day is so important.

As a writer and freelancer, I am very cognizant of my mental state. I know when I’m fried. I know when trying to write another word is pure torture. I love writing. I certainly don’t want to push the envelope to a point where I will dread it.

Today, make it a point to unplug. No Internet. No email. No phones. Live in the present and give your mind a much needed vacation.

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One Comment on Take Time to Relax to Restore Your Creative Juices

Carol Ann Erhardt on Sat, 21st Aug 2010 7:52 am

I like the idea of a National Relaxation Day. I’m exactly the same with the physical exercise. when I finish mowing the lawn or weeding, I’m on the couch with a good book for the remainder of the day. That restores my energy for the next day. However, mental fatigue is much more debilitating. I try to give myself breaks in between writing by doing a stint on the treadmill to brainstorm or rewarding myself for reaching a writing goal by sitting on the deck with a tall galss of cold iced tea! I used to camp a lot and tat was a wonderful time for getting unplugged from the phone, internet, etc. I miss that!