Tyro D. Fox Mar 24, 2015
YES! Blog, video game it up, my friend. Watch movies! Watch weird TV shows. Go on Youtube Safaris.

Feed the subconscious.

Look, I'm as much a Writer as I am an Admin for this site and while, I admit, some ideas I do are a little half-assed as deadlines loom but I never feel like I'm wasting time in my downtime. I do tones but I always feel like I have decent ideas for days.

You see, I like to think of imagination as a big ol' cauldron that bubbles away, creating a strange brew which will have ideas congeal in it's center. All you need to do is pluck them out.

Some will even fall out. This, in this metaphor, is inspiration.

But, blocks are just when the cauldron is nearly empty. You've used up most of the good stuff and your left with some half-assed ideas your not too passionate about.

To get around it, take some time to fill that subconscious cauldron right back up. Play games, preferably weird ones. Go out with friends. Watch new movies. Read books. Watch TV now and then.

Fill up your head with experiences and opinions so you can cook them up into something new.

Does that make sense?