From the Inspirational Thought Unit
Great youtube interview with singer songwriter John Mayer here: LINK
The part that stuck out to me was his take on writers block at 4:19
"Writer's block is when the two people inside of you (the writer and the reader) when the reader doesn't love the writer....And so writer's block is not a failure to write, it is a failure to catch this feedback loop of enjoying what you're seeing and wanting to contribute more."
His answer to solving that problem is to write when you're ready to sit down and go for it. I can't believe that's what he actually does...but maybe it works for him. He is one of the greatest songwriters of this generation...but:
Ehhh...I'm not sure that's great advice, though I like the idea that writer's block (or creative block) is the creator and the consumer not jiving with each other.
My advice is the consumer inside of you doesn't always know what it wants, and the creator needs to show up and make something regardless of how the consumer in you is feeling. For long term creative sustainability you're going to need to let the creator be in charge. You can't just show up when the consumer in you is excited and motivated.
-Jake