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Unblock Your Brain: How to Use AI to Spark Creativity & Finish What You Start

Feeling stuck in your creative process? Discover how to use AI tools to overcome idea overload, spark inspiration, and finish projects faster — without losing your unique voice.

April 30, 2025

You know that feeling — when your brain is buzzing with ideas, but nothing quite sticks? Or when you’re halfway through a creative project and suddenly everything feels... off? That’s the creative wall. And it’s real.

But AI isn’t just for automating to-do lists or summarizing meetings. It’s also a surprisingly helpful creative sidekick. When used well, it can help you get unstuck, stay inspired, and (finally) finish the things you start — whether you’re writing a book, designing content, or planning something big.

In this edition, I’m walking through the exact ways I use AI to get out of my own head and into flow. It’s not about shortcuts. It’s about creative clarity.

The Creative Wall is Real (and Normal): Creative work isn’t linear. One day you're inspired, the next you're staring at a blinking cursor.

AI can’t “be creative” for you — but it can help lower the cognitive load so you can access your best thinking faster. Whether it’s helping you outline a messy idea or brainstorm angles you hadn’t considered, AI removes friction. And that friction is often what kills momentum.

Common blockers AI can help with:

  • Idea overload → Use AI to prioritize and distill

  • Blank page syndrome → Use AI for jumping-off points

  • Mid-project confusion → Use AI to organize next steps

  • Self-doubt → Use AI to generate quick drafts and reduce the pressure

Prompt to Progress: Using AI to Start When You’re Stuck Let’s be honest: the hardest part is often starting. So instead of wrestling with perfectionism or procrastinating into oblivion, I use AI as a creative partner.

Here are prompts I often use (or recommend to clients):

For brainstorming:

“Give me 10 ways to explain [your idea] using metaphors from nature / sports / relationships.”

For writing:

“Help me write an outline for a blog post about [topic], in my voice. My tone is [describe tone: warm, educational, slightly witty].”

For breaking perfectionism:

“Write a very rough first draft of this email/post based on these three points: [points]. I’ll revise it later.”

For content planning:

“What are 5 content angles on [topic] that would appeal to [audience]?”

Let AI offer the raw material; you do the shaping.

How I Personally Use AI Mid-Creative Process

You don’t need a complex system. Here’s a real look at how I use AI when I’m stuck mid-creation:

Stage

Without AI

With AI

Brainstorming

Overthinking, too many ideas

Narrowed themes and creative formats suggested

Outlining

Messy notes, unclear direction

Clean structure from bullet-pointed thoughts

Drafting

Slow start, perfectionism creep

Rough draft output I can edit with fresh eyes

Refining

Fatigue, can't "hear" my tone

AI style checker + suggestions in my voice

This cycle repeats a lot in creative work. And with each pass, AI helps me get to clarity faster.

From Stuck to Shipped: AI to Finish Strong

Here’s how AI helps me push things across the finish line:

  • I use AI as a draft mirror: I ask it to identify where my tone drops or feels too generic.

  • I do final revisions with AI prompts like:

  • I let AI fact-check or source ideas when I need citations or quick reference info.

When you hit the 80% mark, the hardest part is staying motivated to finish. This is where AI is a finisher’s best friend.

Creative Clarity Isn’t Just for Writers

AI-assisted creativity works across fields. Here are a few real-world use cases I’ve seen lately:

Creative Type

How AI Helped

Designer

Brainstormed concepts for a new brand direction

Marketer

Created email sequences with warm, authentic tone

Coach / Consultant

Mapped out new frameworks visually

Nonfiction Author

Organized research into chapters

Entrepreneur

Outlined a pitch deck narrative

Whatever your medium, AI can be a second brain that reflects and refines your ideas.

Stay Inspired, Stay On Track: AI as a Creative Companion

Burnout often creeps in from feeling scattered or stuck. AI helps you:

  • Summarize where you left off

  • Generate to-do lists from messy thoughts

  • Track ideas you might otherwise forget

Favorite tools for this:

  • Notion AI → Keeps everything in one creative workspace

  • ChatGPT with custom instructions → Acts like a co-creator

  • Tactiq (for video meetings) → Captures and summarizes ideas in real time

🛎️ Pro tip: Use AI to create a "creativity dashboard" — a space where unfinished ideas live, so you always have something to come back to.

Goal

Prompt Idea

Generate new ideas

“List 7 surprising angles on [topic] for [audience type].”

Regain focus

“What are the 3 most essential parts of this idea?”

Reignite enthusiasm

“Summarize this idea in a way that excites my ideal reader.”

Get unstuck mid-draft

“Rewrite this paragraph more clearly, keeping a friendly tone.”

Refine and elevate tone

“Give me 3 options to say this with more warmth and clarity.”

Final Takeaway:

Creativity isn’t a solo sport — and it doesn’t need to be slow or painful. The right AI tools can act like a collaborator who listens, organizes, and sparks your thinking — without ever touching your vision.

Don’t use AI to avoid the creative process. Use it to amplify it.

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