• slowly walk on frame,
• slump in chair
• A: "Why did i even doooo thissss"
• B: "Show a little more contempt for your audience, asshole"
• A: "No, it's not them, it's past-me. I hate that Jonnay, making this a weekly thing. I dunnow what to even do!"
• B: "Right, that's why it's more important now to do it!"
• A puts on the jacket
• I'm Jonnay, and it's time for dealing wtih writers artists vloggers musicians macramers block.
• We all know what writers block is, but we're not entirely aware of how it happens
• And knowing how it happens can give us tools to help us stop it
• so lets talk… BRRAAAIIIIINNNNNSSSSSS (zombie walk picture)
• Brain is a set of systems, lizard, leopard, and Monkey (this is just map, not territory)
• lizard: body functions, breathing pooping, heheheheh
• Leopard: Emotions, Flight flight response, Decision Making
• Monkey: Creativity, Higher thinking
• Note how higher brain is not really involved in decision making
• shown in scientific studies that we make decisions, and THEN justify them to ourselves
• NOw, how does that relate to writers block
• It's been sugested that one of the ways writers block happens is due to a change in thinking
• from the cerebral cortex, which is like the upper command center of your brain
• (turn around, start fiddling stuff) Initiate primary command sequence!
• to the limbic system which is basically stress, fight and flight.
• (Rocking back and forth under desk)
• When this switch happens in our brains from cortex command mode to rocking back and forth mode
• We don't see it, we don't recognize it. At least not at first. The shift is subtle
• Recognizing the resistance is key in being able to hack your brain
• The emotions cause the writers block
• which then can cause further emotions of feeling blocked, stymied, not-good-enough, lack of motivation
• Which then causes more writers block.
• Round and round she goes! Where she stops… ah fuckit. This sucks.
• key is, limbic system being a jerk. It's not your lack of motivaiton, it's not being burnt out, its something else.
• what it is may not actually be important, what is important is
• How to fix?
• "If my FILDI is strong let me keep him in a velvet box until i really really need him. If my FILDI is weak let me feed him on oranges and not let him gorge himself on ego and arrogance."
• Fuck It Lets Do It
• First off, take a few minutes, and a few deep breaths, calm down that limbic system
• use your self discipline
• You're a writer? Write.
• yes, you have that amazing project you're working on (and probably brain creacking) and that's cool, but if you don't feel like working on it, set it aside and write
  • A letter to a friend
  • A letter to your representative in government
  • A haiku
  • A song
  • An epic poem
  • Tori had a great idea of brainstorming words, and using that as a constraint to write a story.
  • Constraints are jsut a whole nother topic
• Basically explore other forms but exercise those mind-muscles in writing. Who knows, you might get inspired for your Magnum Opus
• Set aside the time and write.
• you need the practice.

https://quitwork.club/The-Writers-Brain-Rosanne-Bane41-50_1.pdf