How to conquer your creative blocks

We all know the feeling. You’re staring at the Geocaching map, viewing the perfect spot to place a geocache, and waiting for that light bulb moment of cache creativity…but it just doesn’t seem to come. You’ve hit a creative block. 

It’s a common scenario, and not exclusive to the geocaching world—but you don’t need to be defeated by it. In fact, you can use these barriers to inspiration as a tool to think outside the box (ammo can?) and create something new! Here are three common causes of creative blocks and how to overcome them.

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Don’t Shock the Goat — Geocache of the Week

Don’t Shock the Goat
GC6JZ0Q
by hyliston
Difficulty:
3.5
Terrain:
2
Location:
Massachusetts, United States
N 42° 25.049′ W 073° 16.657′

Some goats faint when they feel a sense of panic—this one will yell at you if you can’t keep a steady hand. Don’t Shock the Goat (GC6JZ0Q) requires you to have ultra-focus while navigating a metal “wand” around the outline of a goat. If the wand touches the metal frame, all your efforts are lost and you have to start at the beginning. With almost 300 Favorite points, this gadget cache is one of the most Favorited caches in Massachusetts.

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Surmonter les obstacles (même les plus hauts)

Pour la plupart des gens, grimper aux arbres est une activité plutôt réservée aux enfants et deviens moins attirante en vieillissant (et en étant plus réfractaire au danger). Pour moi, (Rock Chalk), c’est exactement l’inverse qui s’est passé. J’ai grandi dans une région qui n’était pas vraiment pourvue en gros arbres, et je jouais à des jeux qui ne me faisaient jamais quitter le sol. Une fois adulte, j’ai découvert le géocaching et le frisson d’essayer quelque chose de nouveau : les caches arboricoles.

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