Unblock: Myself !new!

Perfectionism is the heaviest lock on the creativity cage. You’re not supposed to be good at first. You’re supposed to be messy.

Most resistance is to starting , not continuing. Once you start, the perfectionism shuts up and the flow state has a chance to appear. And if after five minutes you still want to stop? Great—you’ve honored your commitment. But I’ll bet you keep going.

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Small wins rewire your brain for action. Momentum is a drug—take a microdose.

Explaining where you’re stuck to another human often unlocks the answer mid-sentence. Not because they’re brilliant, but because speaking forces linear thinking. Perfectionism is the heaviest lock on the creativity cage

Step away from the screen.

In technical fields like software engineering, being blocked is a daily reality. The goal isn't to never get stuck; it's to reduce the time spent in that state. Move Thinking "Upstream" Most resistance is to starting , not continuing

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So, why do we self-block? Here are some possible reasons:

Do something physical. Walk. Wash dishes. Stretch. Movement resets your nervous system and literally changes the electrochemical state of your brain. Inspiration doesn’t strike still minds; it strikes moving ones.