Productivity is one heck of a battle for any writer, especially when fear and resistance want to take hold of you and make it that you don’t write. I don’t believe in writer’s block, and neither should you. A lot of the time — all the time, writer’s block is actually fear dressed up, and it can kill your productivity.

Stocks continued their sell-off overnight as fears of further escalation in the U.S.-China trade war were realized after markets closed on Monday. Investors are beginning to fear that not only will the trade war dent business confidence and economic growth, but with further escalation and no end in sight, it could do massive damage to the entire global economy.