My Favorite Way of Getting Inspired

If you’re a content creator of any form, you probably already know that being inspired, having ideas is perhaps the most important thing from the whole creational process because putting that idea in practice, if you have the right determination, is more accessible than attaining it.

And I know, it’s not always easy to get inspired, I have real life friends that I introduced to Steem, and they were like “How’s that you create so much? I couldn’t,” and it’s sad since it’s not so hard to get inspired.

For me, there’s only one way to get inspiration, it may or may not be the best, that’s why I said “My favorite way” and not “The best way”. It’s idiotic to make such a big claim since there are so many other ways but it sure as hell is the best way I know.

Before I get any further, I want to mention that there’s not one method that will guarantee you inspiration but there are certain things you can do that may trigger it.

Aquire Inspiration

The idea is that the inspiration is not going to come when you want it when you need it, but it will happen when you expect it the least, by surprise like a kick in the balls from life. You’re probably not going to get inspired if your life is the same every day, stagnant, you will have to expose yourself to new stuff every day, and you just might acquire inspiration here and there, nothing's sure.

Also, you need to have spare time to expose yourself to new stuff; you can’t just work every day like a robot if you want to have a more creative life. Seven months ago, before I joined Steem, I wasn’t a creative person, I wasn’t doing anything that was remotely creative, but after I got here, I started to develop specific behaviors and discover new passions.

Inspiration will strike you at the most unexpected moment, and if your mind is free, you have more significant chances to get new ideas. If you’re always stressed out about stupid shit, your mind will not be clear thus the inspiration will not be able to strike you. There’s a whole book written on this subject, I read it a long time ago, and maybe I should give it a read again, if you want to learn more about this I urge you to give it a read, it’s called Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.

As I said, you need to expose yourself to new ideas, ways of thinking, something out of your comfort zone or out of the ordinary. I found that what works the best for me it’s watching outstanding movies, even if I haven’t watched any in a long time, or reading notable books. Any movie or book from Hunter S. Thompson or book from OSHO will always put me in the right mood for creating.

One thing I want to mention, and this is crucial, is to have some notebook or phone always around you where you can note your ideas. I have on my laptop and phone, a total of 30-50 titles, probably not all of them are good, but there are some gems I will fully take advantage of.

What Now?

The answer is simple, now that you have ideas you put them into practice you create. You have all the right tools; now you only have to take action and keep on going until you achieve what you want.

It’s always sad to see talented people, I’m not even talented, wasting their gift because they are too lazy actually to do something. I have friends that have a shitload of ideas, are on Steem and have talent but they are still not taking advantage of the fantastic opportunities this platform offers them, and it is sad.

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