Figure out what to do, then take a nap.
I don't really think of time off as writing blocks. I think that's a western notion of demonizing inactivity. When your imagination decides it needs to take a nap. maybe that's what it needs to do.
I shall be glad to see thee back, daughter, for I miss thee dreadfully. I wish I did not! I was taking a nap in my chair today, and I thought I heard thee rustling thy papers, and I looked over at thy table expecting to see thee, and alas! thee was not there, and it was dreadful.
I got an extra hour's nap.
I took a little celebrational nap.
Remember: What dad really wants is a nap. Really.
That's what you need for your writing - to learn how to be present, learn how to be calm. So take that nap, do that meditation.
There's no doubt in my mind that sleep deprivation is the hidden number one cause of arguments and cybersex. I'm convinced that countless good relationships end and bad ones begin because of chronic fatigue. Never make a major decision until after you've taken a nap.
There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap. '
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand!
I have a hard time getting past the day without the nap, so the nap is a must.
I love being able to take a nap in the afternoon.
After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.
It is well known that when Thomas A. Eddison was stymied by a problem, he would lie down and take a short nap.
I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
All life is a nap. The more naps you take the better.
It's hard to nap on Saturday or the weekends.
Believe me, that nap is better than sitting there for three hours and nothing's coming. I've learned that even if I've slept nine hours and I just finished breakfast, if I feel sleepy when I'm in front of that computer, I'll take a nap. And it really does help.
Take a nap in a fireplace and you'll sleep like a log.
Everything becomes closer once you realize that the world is only as far away as a nap and a meal.
