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Screwing Around

I am currently in a terrible fuge of writer's block. I don't want to think about things to do to overcome it. I don't want to face it, acknowledge it, or in any way feed it. All I want to do is ignore it, pretend it doesn't exist and to concentrate on something completely different and unrelated - to do something fun and pointless.

What things can I do that are fun and pointless and have absolutely nothing to do with the writing I'm not doing?




  • listen to the rain
  • go explore your backyard
  • go cloudwatching or lay in bed and watch the clouds through a window
  • light a candle and intently watch the flames
  • write wishes on a bay leaf and burn them in a stone or metal bowl
  • go watch some asmr videos
  • take a long walk in the woods
  • go stick you head in your cats belly and just breathe with your eyes closed feeling the purr vibrations
  • have a dance party in your living room
  • rearrange the furniture
  • tidy a drawer
  • do the laundry
  • do a small task you've been putting off forever
  • make a vision board on pinterest
  • make a fort out of blankets and pillows
  • make a paper fortune teller
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  • play a game of charades with yourself or others
  • have a water balloon fight
  • have a picnic in your backyard or living room
  • play a game of simon says
  • play a game of i spy
  • play a game of hide and seek
  • have a lemon-eating contest
  • have a karaoke session with your favorite songs
  • have a staredown contest with yourself or others
  • have a pillow fight
  • have a fashion show with your clothes and accessories
  • play a game of telephone
  • play a game of red light green light
  • have a mocktail-making competition
  • play a game of red hands
  • have a "how low can you go" dance contest
  • have a game of thumb war
  • have a "try not to laugh" challenge with yourself or others.
  • count how many times you can spin around in a chair before getting dizzy
  • make a paper airplane and see how far it can fly
  • see how many rubber bands you can stretch around your wrist
  • see how many marshmallows you can fit in your mouth
  • make a paperclip chain
  • try to balance something on your nose
  • see how many times you can bounce a ball off the wall
  • play rock-paper-scissors with yourself
  • try to make a paperclip stand up on its own
  • make a tower of post-it notes
  • do a jigsaw puzzle
  • see how many times you can do the hokey pokey
  • play a game of solitaire
  • try to balance a pen on your finger
  • see how many times you can spin a pen around your thumb
  • play tic-tac-toe with yourself
  • see how many times you can flip a coin
  • do a crossword puzzle
  • see how many times you can type the alphabet
  • make a paperclip sculpture
  • see how many times you can click a pen
  • ride a bike
  • knit, watch youtube, stare into space, play dragon quest
  • watch the sopranos over and over and over again
  • go to the beach
  • Look at writing prompts
  • listen to the rain
  • nap
  • collect interesting pieces of garbage lying around on the street
  • Coming up with pointless poems and thinking ahead about the weekend and the coming week.
  • -go on Fanfiction.net and read fanfic
  • day drink
  • prank calls. you are never too old or good for prank calls.
  • Fuck a squirrel. Sing a song about beavers.