Feeling uninspired?
Here are a few things I do to get the juices flowing again:- Get up from the computer and take a break! Exercise, take a walk, run an errand or even sometimes just walking to the mailbox is enough. Some fresh air will do you good!- Journal your thoughts. Write down the stuff that's clouding your mind. Usually, this is a list of things to do, note's to self and reminders. Oh, and things to do.- Organize your workspace. I can't work when my workspace is cluttered. This includes both physical & digital spaces. I file notes, arrange digital files, consolidate papers, etc, until my workspace is a clean slate!- Answer email. There's nothing like an empty inbox to make a person feel accomplished! (I also answer all my social media notifications/inbox messages here, too, if I'm behind.)- Close out all your browser tabs. Yeah, you know you have 200 of them open and they're slowing down your processing power anyway. Go ahead and read, share or close them out now.- Spend sometime with PEOPLE. I don't care if they are in the flesh, or online. Just get out of your head, and get related back with what's going on in the real world...- Knock out a few small projects. You know, the one you've been putting off that'll only take 2 minutes :)- Write a blog post like this. ahemAnd sometimes, I do all of em. In that order. And then it's 2:30 am..
UPDATED: Contributions from the Google+ community (here http://kbj.me/oyAEo0) include:
-Music
-Coffee
-Meditation
What do you do to get the creative juices flowing?
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I know the words to that tune... heck, I wrote it! :-)
Believe it or not, I also like to go out and shop my competition for a while ...it's amazing the new perspectives you can get when you know exactly how your prospects are feeling :-)
Spending time with my children is also a great way to re-energize. Children have this way about them that inspires you to be yourself, play, look at your own toes intently, and wonder what-if (my daughter is always good for strange what-if scenarios).
For me getting inspired is taking at least one day a week where I don’t go anywhere near my desk. I use that day to do something with my hands instead of my brain. It could be cooking something that I’ve not tried before, planting something new in the garden or going shopping for something personal that I would like to have but don’t really need. The next day I usually feel like I’m able to shift mountains again.
Whenever I'm up against a really frustrating roadblock, I end up going downstairs to play some Debussy on my piano. I've always found that to be my #1 stress reliever. After 45 minutes or so, my mind feels more relaxed and focused.