I only go skiing about once a year and it usually takes a little while to get used to the ride again. No injuries in 20+ years :) Managed that with three tips: keep it safe (for you and others), know the rules and understand you are not alone in there, and lastly - know your skills - it's totally fine to go down the easy route and skip the jumps.

Thank you so much for this post. I found myself staring at a blank page not too long ago and I managed to shake it, but I was afraid that it might come back.

I definitely gotta give freewriting a shot and start writing without going back and editing as I go. And the clustering technique reminds me of something I used to do with mind maps and you reminded to "dig that tool from the box" :)

Thanks for the heads up. Is there archive of previous/similar reports somewhere? I'd love to check some history data too.

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