What Am I Doing Wrong

What exactly triggers creativity or writing

That’s a very common and interesting question that comes to everyone’s mind at the start, but, it’s hard to answer because somehow it is different for everyone. 

There is no proper way or say "15 push-ups, 15 chin-ups and you are good to go" exercise that will just boost your creativity( however, exercise may help in opening your mind).

If you ask any writer, whether he is the author of a number of valuable publications or a few 600-word articles, all would bless you with different strategies and suggestions to get an idea and start off with your writing. Some of them might be generic, others may not; Means that it isn’t necessary that all those tips and suggestions would work for you the same way as they worked for them.

What should I do to trigger my creativity?

Well, the most common answer to this question you might get from others(writers or maybe others) will be

“Find your own way of doing this”

This 7-word sentence might sound pretty simple and seem like no big deal, but you know what they say,

“It’s easier said than done”

That’s what applies here as well. As I said, everyone has their own way, and it takes time to find out what it is.

At first, when you start writing, it might seem like you have found your way, and you get the feeling like “Woah, that was easy” but, once you start doing it regularly( not necessarily daily) you realize that something is wrong.

Why this happens?

Well, this happens because, whenever you start writing(In fact anything, it doesn’t have to be writing), you are full of motivation and ideas about what are you going to do. And you just start working on those ideas but what you forget while doing that is that those ideas and motivation are usually “short-term”, and once you are done with the ideas you already had, it becomes hard to think and decide what your next target is going to be, and you start to get the feeling like if something has changed, something has gone wrong, and worse of them all, you get the feeling that your creativity is gone. And trust me, this feeling can be very frustrating and heartbreaking at times.

What’s wrong with me(you)? (This is also one of the questions which you ask yourself when you can’t think anymore)

Honestly speaking, Nothing. The only thing wrong that has gone wrong is your “misunderstanding”. Let me explain...

As I already mentioned, at the start it might be easy for you but with time it becomes a challenge( Not denying the fact “Starting is always challenging”, that’s another thing );

Why? Because, you already have something( some ideas) in your mind, and no matter what strategy you apply, with just a little effort, those ideas are gonna pop up anyway. Which, sometimes, can trick you into thinking that you( just like others) have found the way that suits you. As a result, you tend to stick with that strategy and end up stressing out because that might not be the right strategy for you; After all, it isn’t necessary that “First impression( of something) is the only right impression.”

Sometimes there is room for change, and you shouldn’t be afraid to do that.

What should I be doing then?

Well, keeping in mind that everyone has their own way, still, it’s a great approach to ask a few of them to share their way( experience). Because that way, you can get some practiced strategies to start with, and then, if you are lucky, maybe one of them will suit you too, and even if not, still, trying all of them will definitely help you come up with your own.

So, GoodLuck with that. 

I will see you next time. till then, thank you so much being here.