Mind – Your great studio of ideas. In fact, you can look for inspiration for new ideas in the whole surrounding holiday in everything that surrounds you, places, people, travels, books and much more. You just have to learn to see the right way, learn to see what is deeper. But have you ever wondered why you really need ideas, what you can achieve with them, what to do? As you probably have already figured out ideas affect every aspect of our lives, a world without new ideas would be boring, besides, if not for new ideas, we might not have left the caves by now. There would be no phones, computers, the Internet, cars and many other things that make our lives easier, if not for people and their innovative visions and ideas.
There is no such thing as a bad idea, but there is always a better idea! – C. Samuel Micklus
1. Learning new things.
Everything that is new and unknown to our mind inspires us in some way, we can discover it, know it and later decide whether it is valuable knowledge for us or not. While learning, you expand your knowledge, thanks to which you have a much larger field of action. How are you supposed to know if something is for you when you don’t even know that it exists? Look for knowledge that is in the field of your interests, and with each book you read, new skills and experience acquired, your inspiration and number of ideas will constantly increase.
2. Own life experiences.
Nothing inspires you more than your own life experiences. Falls, failures, mistakes, but also happy moments, successes, adventures. When you are looking for an idea, what do you do first? At the beginning, you reach for what you have already learned, analyze your choices so far, experience and acquired knowledge.
Overall, you’re looking for inspiration from all the knowledge and experience you have at the moment.
The situation you are in now can also be inspiring. If it’s bad or you want to be in a much different position than you are, then your mind gives you ideas about how you can change the situation, as long as you want that change of course.
3. Reading books.
It depends what the books will be. If you read just to pass the time out of boredom and these are random titles, I would not count on an avalanche of ideas. On the other hand, if you read books that interest you very much, you will see new possibilities at every turn. More than once, when I read a book or a biography, I have a notebook with me and I often stop to write down what came to my mind while reading, so as not to forget about it.
4. Passion and interests.
Where is the best place to look for inspiration? This is the answer in your passion and interests. If you are into the automotive industry, you won’t be looking for ideas in fishing stories and vice versa. You don’t even have to think about it deeply, when you love to do something, ideas just come to your mind.
5. Movies.
It is not only a spectacular show, but also a place full of inspiring adventures of our favorite heroes. Who happened to get into the car after watching Fast and Furious, no matter what the atmosphere of the film was felt, even for a moment, and pressed the gas pedal to the floor. Or, after watching an adventure movie, you’ve already started to reflect on your own adventure into the unknown.
6. Music.
I suspect that you, too, more or less consciously used to stimulate your thoughts while listening to your favorite songs, when you were down, you turned on sad music and thought about the problem, on the other hand, when you were charged with energy and willingness to act, you turned on music of a similar nature to Your current emotions.
And very well, music has a lot to do with how we think at any given moment. This is a good method, but is even better, what? No music at all and total silence. Music works strongly on our emotions, when we want to look inside ourselves and look for inspiration there, turn off the music and listen to the sounds of your true nature, without influencing it by any external factors, if you learn it, the effects will be really great.
7. Art and its beauty.
Artistic creativity stimulates our senses, be it painting, sculpture, classical music or any other type of art. In this type of creativity you can find a large dose of inspiration, you just need to look, hear and see deeper. At first glance, you may not notice the message conveyed by the artist in a given work, but after deeper reflection, you will quickly find the hidden message. Read between the lines and you’ll understand.
8. Computer games.
In my opinion, the most inspiring games are the games that have a very extensive storyline and main characters. As you observe such a world and experience adventures with the main characters, you can come up with one great idea.
How do I know that? I used to play quite a lot myself, and it happens to me today when I’m looking for inspiration on a specific topic. In computer games, there is one very important thing I like them for, what is that? The ability to control the hero, which, unlike the movies, is impossible. In games, you decide about the fate of the hero whose fate has been entrusted to you, or rather the keyboard or the gamepad. While in the movie, everything goes according to the script. When you watch the movie again, the action will always be the same, in the game you have a choice, you can check a different path and the action often turns out to be completely different. Just remember about moderation, games can inspire, but they can also draw you for long hours, so with this method of inspiration, I advise you to be careful and control the time you want to spend on it.
9. Travel.
They say travel teaches. Yes and no, but how? If you are going to go on a trip with friends where you will indulge in all the pleasures available and drink until you drop every night, there is little chance that such a trip will teach you something, or to drink in moderation to cure your morning hangover.
On the other hand, when you go on a solo journey, you have time to think about some things in your life, organize others, find solutions to your problems. You can observe and discover new places where you are and react immediately to thoughts related to them appearing in your head. You get to know new cultures and customs of people living in a given region.
You observe, get to know, discover the new world around you and experience it on your own skin. It is different to see in photos or a movie, and another to experience an adventure on your own skin, to feel it, this taste and smell.
10. Meeting new people.
It is the stories and experiences of other people that inspire us to act. Sometimes a moment of conversation with a valuable person who has achieved even a small success in your industry is enough to draw conclusions from this conversation that may translate into your later success.
11. Observation of other people’s activities.
Not only is meeting new people inspiring, but also observing their activities. Suppose you want to be a famous musician, what kind of people will you follow if you dream of great fame, wealth or participation in the greatest music events? Exactly, you will observe the actions of the people who are at the top, because you want to achieve a similar or much greater level.
It largely depends on who you want to be, what you want to do, and what you want to achieve. Observe those people who have achieved what you yourself want to achieve, learn from them.
12. Feeling a strong desire.
In my opinion, this is one of the strongest forms of inspiration. Your own desires, if they are strong enough, your mind will keep giving you new ideas that you will want to test, test, analyze. In combination with self-development, gaining new valuable knowledge and new experiences, you get a very inspiring mixture.
It is a natural phenomenon that if there are a lot of these ideas, you will focus only on the most significant ones, which in your opinion will lead you to your goal as quickly as possible and with the desired effect. If you have a lot of ideas, make a list and choose which one to start with.
13. Meditation, alone with yourself.
When you are left alone with yourself, thoughts can flow into your head. If you concentrate and focus on what you want, you can find what you are looking for very quickly. Repeat the question you want to answer over and over again.
14. Internet.
A great mine of ideas and inspiration on literally every topic. It is impossible to describe all the places where you could look for inspiration in this unimaginably large digital world, a few examples below:
– Social media
– Videos on Youtube channels
– Great portals and websites
– Internet forums
– Photo galleries
– Discuss groups
– Thematic websites
– Online training and courses
– Blog articles
– And many more, just type what you are looking for and start browsing the content.
15. Dreams.
Do you remember your dreams? I remember some of them even after a few years, they were so real that it is impossible to forget about them. What do dreams have to do with inspiration? For example, the fact that a dream can give you a great idea that you wouldn’t even think about during the day. Imagine you wake up in the morning and you know exactly what to do.
16. Big dreams.
Use the power of your imagination. When you dream, an image of your dream appears in your mind more or less. When your thoughts are focused on your dreams, as in the case of strong thirst, ideas begin to flow to you like bees tempted by the abundance of flower nectar.