 Sometimes you have to write or produce something creative and you do not feel creative at all. But you need to power through. Here are a few strategies you can try to help get your creative energy flowing. Walk. For centuries, people have sworn that taking a good long walk is the perfect remedy for writer's block. Semi-recently, Stanford researchers Merrily Oprezzo and Daniel Schwartz sought to find real evidence to support that claim. They conducted a number of experiments in which people's creative thinking and reasoning was measured and found the average increase in creative output was around 60% when participants were walking or had recently been on a walk. The environment didn't matter. Even if people were walking on a treadmill facing a blank wall, their creativity was increased. So if you're feeling stuck, get moving. If you have mobility barriers or walking isn't an option for other reasons, check out some of these other ideas. Collaborate. Talk to people. Ask them about their ideas and any creative projects they're working on. Let ideas build on other ideas. Get feedback from people. Sometimes other people's creative energy is contagious. Get bored. Don't do anything that requires decision making or a strenuous thought or that requires focused attention. So no YouTube videos, no Sudoku, no solving for X. Try doing repetitive tasks such as washing your windows or dishes or wiping down cabinets or even drawing the same shape over and over again in a notebook. When your brain is allowed to wander a little, you may start the daydream or allow yourself just to think about anything. It's a great way to spark ideas. Look at creative stuff. Watch some of your favorite music videos. Grab a book on art. Watch a movie. Go to a play or musical. Or watch an open mic. Remember, creativity can be contagious. Writing prompts. Do little writing exercises. There are tons of writing prompts online. Take a look at ThinkRittens 365 Creative Writing Prompts or just Google Writing Prompts. Or ask a friend to come up with some or come up with some of your own. Finally, one strategy is to just start writing even if you aren't in the mood. This is a tough one and when you're sitting in front of a blank screen, just sitting there and staring sounds more appealing than beginning to freeride. But after a few lines, you might start noticing that words are coming more and more easily.