I just came out of one of the toughest I've ever had. For me, they are agonizing. During the block, I worry constantly about not delivering something on time, which makes the block even stronger. After suffering many of these, I've reached one conclusion. As soon as it hits, instead of feeling guilty and worrying, staring at the screen, leave. Take a guilt-free mini-vacation (even if just to the other room). There is a direct relationship between the *lack* of guilt you can muster during the vaction and the overall duration of the block, I'm convinced of that. My problem, though, is that every time one hits, I'm convinced that I can just suck it up and deal with it, but that *never* works and I just waste more time.
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I just came out of one of the toughest I've ever had. For me, they are agonizing. During the block, I worry constantly about not delivering something on time, which makes the block even stronger. After suffering many of these, I've reached one conclusion. As soon as it hits, instead of feeling guilty and worrying, staring at the screen, leave. Take a guilt-free mini-vacation (even if just to the other room). There is a direct relationship between the *lack* of guilt you can muster during the vaction and the overall duration of the block, I'm convinced of that. My problem, though, is that every time one hits, I'm convinced that I can just suck it up and deal with it, but that *never* works and I just waste more time.