Say you have to write a memo persuading hospital personnel to wash their hands. You are conflicted beyond comprehension because it's too ridiculous a project.
1. Immediately let go of resistance. Remember:
- Soon this project will be over.
- Soon it will be 5:00 and you will be sitting on your couch with your wine. It's a time warp thing, not to be minimized.
- Allowing thoughts of regret, anger, and misery to tape-loop through your mind only prolongs the experience. Sure it's satisfying to know how horrible life on this planet can be, but leave it for now. You can pick it up later after the wine wears off.
2. With a blank mind, all you have to do is pull up a blank Word template and choose a fabulous font.
3. Now, simply make words appear on the blank page. It's that easy.
Remember, no one will read it, and anyone who is not washing their hands now, will probably never wash their hands anyway.
If you actually want to create a meaningful document, go for it. List the reasons why hand-washing might make sense during a meningitis epidemic. Insert really cute artwork. Put in a graph measuring stuff.
And then it's completed. And suddenly your "now" moment with the wine and the couch is here, your document is a part of the permanent hospital archives, and you still have your job.
More on writer's block in the next post.
(c) 2016 Suzann Kale
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