Coming Back from a Medium Break

Better than ever before.

Noah Nelson
Nothing But Noah
Published in
2 min readNov 10, 2024

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Dear, fellow writers,

Here’s the thing:

I love writing. I love everything about it.

But sometimes, like everything else in life, I just need a break.

It came to the point where I couldn’t think of new ideas. Couldn’t write down a page. Couldn’t think about what I wanted to write.

So, I took a break for a bit recently.

Here’s what happened:

Taking a Much Needed Break

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It happened within the last few months.

When I did so, I found out that writing is not only great. It’s also not the only thing we have in our lives.

When I took a break from writing, I:

  • found more time to be with the people I love
  • do the things I love and accomplish more in the process
  • recharge my batteries too

A few weeks ago, I couldn’t come with any ideas. I couldn’t discipline myself to write. So I needed to clear my…

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Nothing But Noah
Nothing But Noah

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Nothing But Noah is my personal blog about college, writing and my life.

Noah Nelson
Noah Nelson

Written by Noah Nelson

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alum | Author of “Life: A Collection of Short Stories” and “Dana and Me” | Featured Writer on ILLUMINATION (23x).

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