From the course: Breaking Out of a Rut
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Get moving
- I'm no life counselor, but I do know that long-term ruts are usually life-oriented. So here are a few things you can do to begin to see life change lead to rut-busting. Get moving. In his book "Uncertainty," author Jonathan Fields writes, "Studies now prove that aerobic exercise "both increases the size of the prefrontal cortex "and facilitates interaction between it and the amygdala." This is vitally important to creators, because the prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that helps tamp down the amygdala's fear and anxiety signals. For artists, entrepreneurs, and any other driven creators, exercise is a powerful tool in the quest to help transform the persistent uncertainty, fear, and anxiety that accompanies the quest to create from a source of suffering into something less toxic. Then potentially, even into fuel. Since long-term ruts are often the result of life choices rather than activity choices, they are…
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