Week 10: The Habits that Block Us

Week 10: The Habits that Block Us

July 8, 2026 · 1h 0m

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This episode discusses the creative blocks faced by writers and explores Julia Cameron's insights on overcoming them.

Week 10 of Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way finally tackles the elephant in every writer's room: creative block. And Cameron's fix isn't the standard "butt in chair, write daily" gospel (morning pages notwithstanding). No, she goes bigger, blaming workaholism, distraction, fame-chasing, and our need to compare ourselves to everyone else. Classic Cameron: heavy on the diagnosis, light on the cure. Lucky for you, listener, we like useful advice. This episode: boundaries that stick, carving out ...

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