Get out of the slump: 100 ideas to combat your creative block

1. go for a walk.

2. call your third best friend.

3. write a letter to your self from three years ago.

4. go to the library.

5. borrow a book on a topic that is completely new to you.

6. write a list of foods you like.

7. grab some coloured pencils and draw. Without expectation.

8. listen to the overture in D major. By Bach. Of course.

9. go to a fancy restaurant. Alone.

10. rummage in the old photo box. Nice, the jumpers back then!

11. cut up a magazine and make a collage.

12. meditate!

13. book a creative course. Pottery is cooler than you think!

14. go to a museum. Don't take any photos.

15. thought experiment: what would you do now if you had 40.35 million euros in your bank account?

16. go to a weekly market. Buy a vegetable you don't know yet.

17. stand barefoot in a meadow.

18. sit in a pavement café and watch the people.

19. write down 3 things that are going well in your life right now.

20. play a creative game like Pictionary or Story Cubes.

21. google how far it is from your home to Pachers Inspiration Hotel.

22. go to the basement and clear out. Finally!

23. leave everything behind. Lie down on the floor. Do nothing for 10 minutes.

24. do a Wikipedia deep dive into a bizarre topic: snail farming or something.

25. learn something by heart. A medieval poem, for example.

26. go backwards.

27. call Auntie Mizzi, Uncle Balduin or Grandma and ask: What would you do again and again?

28. find (your) child and say: Today you can decide everything!

29. take away the old glass.

30. learn the sun salutation. If you already know it: Do 20 of them.

31. stroke a fluffy animal.

32. rearrange your desk.

33. get up before sunrise tomorrow.

34. go for another walk.

35. look up the meaning of "emotional readiness".

36. take a look at the old town centre of Brixen/South Tyrol on Google Maps.

37. sort your socks by degree of holeiness

38. go to the nursery and buy something green.

39. invite your nice neighbour for coffee.

40. bake a cake beforehand. With apples and cinnamon. Everyone likes it!

41. drink a glass of water. And another one.

43. think about why the number 42 might be missing.

44. stand up. Shake yourself. Firmly!

45. knit yourself something pretty.

46. crochet! It's even easier than knitting.

47. watch a boring documentary.

48. learn a sentence in Ladin.

49. do 20 squats.

50. think about what you would advise others to do in your situation.

51. Drink your next coffee without sugar.

52. massage your earlobes.

53. go shopping. In your own wardrobe.

54. go into the bathtub. Or take a shower.

55. Shower with cold water.

56. Make a mood board.

57. Read up on why the South Tyroleans freeze their apple trees.

58. bake bread. Without a banana!

59. say "yes" to everything and everyone for one day.

60. play an instrument.

61. If you don't have one: sing a song!

62. think about the Roman Empire.

63. think about it: What would happen if you were no longer afraid?

64. ask the colleague you don't like so much for her opinion. For whatever reason.

65. book your next holiday. Here, for example.

66. paint your toenails. Yes, even as a man.

67. look up at the open sky. What do you see?

68. clean your window.

69. think about which item you would put on this list.

70. well?

71. now tell me!

72. don't you?

73. okay, I'll take over again.

74. don't you want to ...?

75. it's all right! Calm down.

76. breathe in. And breathe out twice as long.

77. Listen to yourself.

78. write down what your inner voice whispers to you.

79. depending on the situation: Talk to it or laugh at it.

80. go for a walk. Yes, again!

81. write a love letter to your future self.

82. treat yourself to a new haircut.

83. eat an apple. Organic if possible. Preferably from South Tyrol.

84. moan, swear, scream or cry - let it out!

85. start a diary.

86. stand up. And stand on one leg.

87. think about it: what if everything goes well?

88. set a timer for 3 minutes. And now: smile. Until the bell rings!

89. read your favourite book. For the three hundred and thirteenth time.

90. try "dopamine dressing".

91. have a bad joke told to you.

92. concentrate on your jaw muscles. Let yourself go!

93. remember your childhood dreams. Reactivate them!

94. hug another person. Firmly and for a long time.

95. don't look at social media for 24 hours.

96. even better: switch off your smartphone.

97. sniff a lemon. And then take a bite!

98. tell yourself how proud you are of yourself.

99. book your time out at Pachers.

100. go for a walk.