11 ineffective things I've tried to get rid of my current case of industrial-strength Idea Block

(1) Drinking more coffee (not really a new approach)
(2) Trying real-coffee cookies Smither offered (ack bad bad bad)
(3) Shutting my office door and allowing nobody in (lasted 5 minutes)
(4) Spending an entire afternoon trying to write at Panera (too distracted by weird couple at table next to me who are trying to screw over her boss by starting a new medical magazine and telling each other how much they make in bonuses while finagling with a non-compete contract)
(5) Bitching at the world via Facebook (again, not really new)
(6) Talking to Jimmy Fallon on Twitter (somewhat novel)
(7) Ignoring the problem completely (hey it worked with the engine light in my Ford)
(8) Listening to new music (too distracting, keep trying to make out the lyrics)
(9) Popping Tums and giving in to the panic (ahhhh ... like slipping into a warm bath)
(10) Holding my breath until I pass out (oh not really)
(11) This post.
Back to work...

