Write even more when you can't write

When you can't write a note, it's because you have no ideas. Or perhaps you have ideas, but you lack the time, energy, or motivation to turn them into text.

There are reasons for each of these.

“I don't want to, I have to, but I can't, what should I do, I really don't want to, it's such a hassle.”

The same thoughts are spinning around in your brain. Actually, this cycle of worry is taking up brain capacity, causing other thoughts to freeze.

No good ideas are coming to mind. There is no sharp intuition. Thoughts aren't deepening, and no sentences are forming.

I'm trying to think, so what's going on? Has my brain gotten worse? Have I lost the ability to write? Is it because of my age??

Therefore, the solution when you can't write is to write even more when you can't. Do it to push the unnecessary things out of your head. By doing so, your capacity will become moderate, creating space and leaving your mind feeling clear and refreshed.

The topic doesn't matter. Just write whatever is in your head at that moment. It can even be a repetition of “I can't write, I can't write.” After all, that repetition is what's crowding your brain.


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In my case,
when my brain is over capacity and I can't think clearly enough to write, I write in a diary format looking back on the week.

Reflecting on “what happened” and getting it out feels refreshing. There are surprisingly many events that seem trivial but are actually weighing on your mind.

You can write freely by lining up a few lines of trivial things that you would hesitate to turn into an independent article. After all, nobody is probably going to read it anyway.

It brings back the rhythm of your writing, too. And it can even be a trigger for deeper thinking.


If you get too caught up in one event, your brain will freeze. Our brains have a fixed capacity. And it's not that big, either.

To secure the capacity for writing, I recommend a brain detox through writing.

The pain of writing is solved by writing, isn't it?

Thank you for reading until the end.