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?
fun and pointless things to do INSTEAD of dealing with writer's block:
- 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
- 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