More To That

The Meaning of Life Is Absurd

You can’t find the meaning to life without first accepting that life is meaningless

Illustrations: More To That

One of the more daunting things a person can experience is a little something called a “creative block.” It applies to any craft or endeavor we can imagine, but we hear about it most often in the domain of writing.

Our linguistic overlords at Merriam-Webster define it as such:

writer’s block: a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece

It’s a pretty straightforward definition but misses one crucial aspect, which I’ve added below:

writer’s block: a psychological inhibition preventing a writer from proceeding with a piece, making his/her life miserable in the process

I recently found myself challenged by this “psychological inhibition”: I was staring hopelessly into a digital blank page, my heart rate elevating with each blink of the cursor. I knew there was some idea or topic floating around in my mind, it just wouldn’t surface enough for me to grasp it and expand upon it in a fluid…