Open thread: What do you do when you’re out of inspiration?

This doesn’t usually happen to me, but tonight it did. Perhaps there are some of you who have hit the brick wall before. What am I referring to? I am referring to those moments when you’re in the middle of a project, but you hit a dead end.

You may have been extremly excited when you first started it, but as you go deeper and deeper, you feel like the outcome is… well… crap.

My best solution is to get away from the project for at least 12 hours and then get back to it. The thing is that when I get back to it I have new, fresh, better ideas and there’s a big chance I might start the project from scrap again.

So, let us know how often do you hit that wall, and how do you get passed it? Or how to you bring it down!

How To Stay Inspired And Refreshed As A Freelancer

When you work as a freelancer, especially in the design and writing field, keeping your inspiration vivid, active and fresh is hard work. You can always get bogged down with work, start panicking, and then lose all sense of inspiration and motivation in the process. Well, to save you from this catastrophe, we’ve put together this article titled ‘How To Stay Inspired And Refreshed As A Freelancer’.

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Must-Listen Podcasts for all Types of Freelancers

Finding good podcasts on any freelance related subject isn’t the easiest thing to accomplish, even with the mass of podcast directories and search engines out there. So we spent our sunny afternoon and did it for you (next time don’t be so lazy!). Now you can follow seasoned professionals spit out news, tips, advice, and interviews about your choice of profession.

We have collected the top current podcasts for Web Designers, Web Developers, Graphic Designers, Photographers, and Freelance Writers!

Web Designers

Boag World

Boagworld began as the personal blog of Paul Boag, where he mainly discussed web design issues. However, Paul quickly discovered that writing was hard work and so turned to the emerging medium of podcasting.

.NET Magazine

.net delivers cutting edge practical advice on the full range of topics essential for today’s web builders: design, development, sales, marketing, usability and accessibility, information architecture, security, copywriting, advertising and more. It’s main host is also Paul Boag.
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