I have an interesting discussion going about something we're calling linearism. As a result, I've had some thoughts on stuckness. Most of the artistic blocks I have seen are a type of stuckness, though to the artist it feels more like just a blank slate or lack of inspiration.
But in terms of stuckness itself, a linear approach (first I do this, then I do that) to become unstuck is often a critial culprit in stopping progress. All the perfectionists I know have lots of reasons for why they must do a certain something before they can complete a task.
The need to finish things in proper precedence can derail or stop the train because one step isn't working out. I cannot chew the gum because I didn't take the gum out of the wrapper. While it is true the gum will taste better sans paper, it is probably possible to chew the gum with the paper on, removing bits as the paper shreds.
So how desperate are you for the flavor of gum?
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Or yeah, like if you need the gum to plug a vacuum leak in your spacecraft, then those rules (ideal for good chewing ) are stricter than your case requires, and should be discarded. Knowing when it's OK to do that is notoriously difficult to teach; it's sort of cultural...
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