Wednesday, January 22, 2014

50 Questions About Missed Creative Inspiration


  1. how may our environment enable inspiration?
  2. how may our environment disable inspiration?
  3. does missing our 'inspiration window'  equal to laziness more than anything else?
  4. how can we feel the spark of inspiration again once it fades?
  5. is it enough to revisit the source that inspired or can we do more to sustain it?
  6. will hypothesizing and eliminating inspiration barriers promote inspiration or is it a more frivolous emotion than that?
  7. do our best ideas really come from surges of inspiration or, rather, carefully laid plans?
  8. is denying acting on instantaneous inspiration exponentially habit forming?
  9. is acting on instantaneous inspiration exponentially habit forming?
  10. how can we maximize inspiration thus maximizing our creative potential? 
  11. do we feel more inspiration around goal driven people?
  12. is it unhealthy to rely on inspiration to create our 'best work'?
  13. does self discipline produce higher quality work than inspiration driven work?
  14. can taking 'creative risks' lead to more inspiration longevity? 
  15. should we practice experimenting with more than planning creative endeavors?
  16. can doodling lead to meaningful work? 
  17. what are some mental processes that may inhibit acting on inspiration?
  18. how can we return to feeling inspired if we haven't felt it for years?
  19. does creative competition in academia induce or inhibit the desire to create? 
  20. what are social stiffeners of creativity? 
  21. can we overcome creative blocks in one sitting?
  22. how can drug use when creating promote a dependency on drugs to create?
  23. does society over glamorize dead artists?
  24. how can we utilize debilitating states such as depression to our creative benefit? 
  25. are we more inspired when we collaborate?
  26. is our ability to feel inspired affected by our sleep patterns?
  27. is is better to 'get back into the swing of creating' by starting slow or going big?
  28. should we worry about 'wasted paint' during the process of exploratory creation?
  29. can making a list of what makes us happy, sad, or feel intense emotions induce inspiration to create?
  30. is inspiration from happiness more compelling than that of sadness?
  31. is anger the most compelling form of inspiration?
  32. how can combat impatience during the creative process? 
  33. is laziness more compelling than achievement? 
  34. should we practice our art even if we don't feel like it? 
  35. what are the benefits of working in reluctance? 
  36. what are the disadvantages of working in reluctance? 
  37. how can we motivate ourselves to create?
  38. can we force inspiration? 
  39. how can solitude promote creativity? 
  40. how can solitude deteriorate creativity? 
  41. would it be beneficial to keep a log of what inspires us to refer back to?
  42. are visual creators most inspired by visual sources?
  43. are auditory creators most inspired by auditory sources? 
  44. what are the benefits of exploring new mediums? 
  45. how can exploring new mediums help to inspire us within our medium of choice?
  46. are we more likely to act on inspiration when we are around other artists?
  47. are we more likely to act on inspiration when we are the sole perceived artist?
  48. how long is too long of a creative break before we are just being lazy to our craft?
  49. is societies perception of the 'low success rate of career artists' affecting the artistic communities desire to create for a living?
  50. does the correlation of money and success stifle artists to create and explore what they truly desire to? 

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