Writer's Block

There’s always this ongoing battle in my mind about how to start a piece of writing — but I’ve recently found that this mental block isn’t just limited to me displacing my thoughts into your head.

I’m working to be confident in what I write every week. I tell myself at every rereading and every edit that if I put my best foot forward, I’ll make something worthwhile. Even if it’s just a list of recipes rather than a heartfelt confession like this, I know I’m putting in the steps to improve.

Semantic satiation is a linguistic oddity, and the lack of a solution makes it even more so. Let's delve into the psychological explanation behind it.

You stare at a blank document for what seems like an eternity, but your mind is blank. The ideas just aren’t flowing. Sound familiar? Writer's block happens to the best of us. Once writer’s block has gripped you, it’s difficult, but not impossible to shake it off.

While I’m not suggesting that you get drunk to write all of your essays, the research I’ve done on this topic seems to show that it’s not such a bad idea.