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# Blank Page, Blank Screen, Blank Mind
- URL: https://toodlepip.co.uk/blog-2009-09-blank-page-blank-screen-blank-mind/
- Published: 2009-09-10T18:18:22.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-22T15:52:15.000Z
- Author: Sam Michel
- Tags: Cantankerism, blank page, procrastination, writer's block, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-23 15:06

[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/csb13/78341958/?ref=toodlepip.co.uk)It’s staring at me. A contest of wills. One that I can’t possibly win.

Who blinks first. Or rather types. Something. Anything. The bigger the document, the blanker the page. A sea of white pixels taunting me with their emptiness and the urgency of the document whose deadline is approaching or more likely just past.

I need help, another ‘screen break’ isn’t going to help. Some brutal concentration is required. Fortunately, [Dr Wicked.com’s Write or Die](http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html?ref=toodlepip.co.uk) provides some much-needed and not-so subtle motivation.

[](http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html?ref=toodlepip.co.uk)I won’t spoil the surprise, but trust me, it’ll help.

[Load the site](http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html?ref=toodlepip.co.uk). Turn up your speakers. Decide how strict you want to be. Start typing.

And whatever you do, don’t stop.

Or do. The first time you’ll smile. After a while the novelty wears off and [Write or Die](http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html?ref=toodlepip.co.uk) is quite the motivator. Well, until the 

biscuit tin/kitchen/kettle/TV/Wii starts calling 

 next screen break.

\[Pic courtesy of [Chris Blakeley](http://www.flickr.com/photos/csb13/78341958/?ref=toodlepip.co.uk). Some rights reserved.\]