How to Push Through a Writing Slow Patch

Ryan J
4 min readApr 24, 2019

It’s just a phase. Keep moving forward.

Photo by Ryan Grewell on Unsplash

Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of people mention how unmotivated they have been feeling as of late.

Unable to muster up the enthusiasm to get after their goals.

To write their next piece.

Or make steps towards their targets.

I too have been having these feelings of lacklustre.

Feelings that are not only confined to writing and the growth of my Medium profile.

But that has also spilt over into other areas of life.

And from what I’ve been reading there are a lot of other people in the same boat.

Basically, your motivation and drive are taking a break and you just can’t be bothered doing anything.

Sound familiar?

Address the issue

As with all the challenges that stand in the way of your success the first step is to address the issue.

Find the source of the problem and begin to make changes.

I’ve been pondering reasons for this recent lack of motivation and trying to come up with a possible explanation.

Here in New Zealand summer has all but ended and winter is just around the corner.

The temperature has dropped and it’s getting dark earlier.

Coming home after a day’s work all I wanna do is have a hot meal, drink some tea — or beer — and cosy up on the couch.

Add into the mix the Easter holidays — which upset my daily routines severely for a few days — and you get a lot of procrastination.

Lame excuses, I know.

The real — and most likely — reason for this lack of drive is simple.

I’ve allowed myself to become lazy, have gotten stuck in a rut and I’m trying to come up with excuses to justify it.

When addressing the issue, it always helps to be brutally honest with yourself.

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Ryan J

Northern Irish writer in Sydney | Exploring mindset & motivation |💡✍️ Passionate about unleashing potential & staying inspired in life's journey.