Never Run Out Of Ideas with These 5 Points
Everyone has experienced stuck moments or run out of ideas, especially for people who are needed to be creative everyday. Usually this is often experienced by artists such as designers or music composers, but other professions such as comedians, writers, even programmers must still need fresh ideas to be able to maximize the results of their work.
The problem is, not every time someone gets a bright idea. In fact, not infrequently someone actually gets zero inspiration in the midst of the demands of his work. Where is the legendary light bulb? Why doesn’t it light up in my head so I could say “aha”?
Well, maybe I’ll give you 5 points that can at least keep you inspired.
Listen to inspirational musics
Inspirational music? What is that? Inspirational music is music that can give you inspiration for sure. An example? Look for music that supports your scope of work. Generating enthusiasm for work does not mean having to listen to music with really upbeat tune like super heavy metal music. In fact, the wrong music selection would make someone getting more distracted.
I usually choose music which contains rich emotion telling like, even though the music actually has sad lyrics, the tone is actually uplifting. This is usually often found in old music like ABBA, The Beatles, or even old schools Disney music. Emotions that have been ‘screwed’ by some supporting melodies usually stimulate the brain to get its ideas.
Or it’s okay to look for instrumental musics if you’re worried about lyric that will make it hard for you to gain focus.
Travel
It’s no secret that someone who travels will be attacked by brilliant ideas because of inspiring scenes while doing travel. Traveling doesn’t have to move across countries, just go to the places that fit your theme even if it’s just an antique cafe.
By traveling, you can get an idea of every element that you see, you hear, and you feel.
Browsing on the internet
Lots of inspirational contents lie around the Internet, you can choose what you need. For the instance, you can look for some abstract images via search engines, visiting stock photo websites, or just looking at wise words that might help you to get inspiration through those motivation words.
Playing old school video games can also stimulate you to get wild ideas and also wondering how creative the developers on the past designed the levels or stages, the bosses, the challenges, and so on.
Find a quiet place
Don’t get buried in the crowd, isolate yourself occasionally to a quieter place. Take a shower in a quiet bathroom, go to a tranquilized garden, or go to a worship place. I usually get inspiration at the toilet, on a trip, or even in the mosque after doing a prayer.
Inspiration is easier to come in a quiet place. This is the reason why people like to stay longer in the bathroom, even you might still get a more greater arguments to take your opponent down for the intense debate that was resolved three years ago.
“Pet” your ideas
Like a livestock, your ideas also need to be maintained, tied, and fed to keep them developing. Note your list of ideas that you have got on your special notebook, do not let them run away and perch on people’s heads. Because it could be your ideas you can breed into another ideas that are not even thought of by others.
The ideas are expensive, make sure you treat them intensively.