Every once in a while I find this column's deadline looming and I begin to panic because I haven't been able to find a solid topic about which to write. This is one of those times.

I've been writing for a long time and have run into this problem before. I've relied on honed techniques to break my writers block—I'll step away from the computer and relax my mind by taking a walk or pursue other activities.

Sometimes I'll use a brainstorming approach in which I just start listing all sorts of ideas and topics, hoping that when I'm done brainstorming, a theme or idea will pop out at me.

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