I love when someone voices an idea, that I already believe in, in a way that I haven’t thought about before.
It gives me a little high. Because then I get to look at the idea/concept from a fresh perspective.
I got that high today when I watched this Netflix interview with Chris Rock.
![Personal Growth graph](/chris-rock.png)
In it, he said: “I don’t believe in writer’s block. But I believe there’s reader’s block. And if you don’t read a lot. Then you won’t write a lot.”
It’s so true.
Reader’s Block
I entered this year with the goal to write everyday.
So far, so good.
And one thing I’ve noticed is that it’s a lot easier to write when I’m contemplating something that:
- I’ve read in a book
- Or I read on twitter
- Or I experienced that day
- Or I watched in a YouTube video.
Basically, anything I’ve experienced or consumed.
Consuming ideas/concepts/information into your brain gives you clay to play with and to mold.
Without that clay, you can’t create.
![Personal Growth graph](https://media.giphy.com/media/26BGMxFS5l8AQIWtO/giphy.gif)
So what looks like “writer’s block” (a lack stuff to write about) is actually “reader’s block” (a lack of stuff in your brain to pull from).
So, consume more stuff.
- Read (novels, biographies, tweets)
- Watch interviews of brilliant people
- Experience things in life
(Overconsumption, on the other hand, is a different problem)