Greetings to all readers who were inspired to read this article. And you and I see that the topic of this article has just the title : "What is inspiration and how to inspire yourself." I don’t know how interesting this topic is to the readers of this site, but it’s still worth talking to you about it. Because the feeling of inspiration is an important feeling and it is very unusual. I think those people who have experienced it (I hope you too) know how wonderful this feeling is. In this article we will talk to you and find out What is inspiration and how to inspire yourself.
Why is this necessary?
If you have never experienced such a feeling, then you can calmly ask this question. If you have lived for several years with a feeling of inspiration, then you know how much this feeling helps you live. Dear readers - if you learn to experience this feeling and constantly evoke it in yourself, your life will partially, if not completely, change. I can definitely say this from myself, since I lived with this feeling for about 8 months. Then it disappeared from me for six months. Then it came back again and I lived and have been living with him for almost a year now. Sometimes this feeling is very strong. Sometimes barely noticeable. But what conclusions can I draw? When you have a feeling of inspiration inside you, you become much happier!!! Even the worldview changes and everything looks like " V fairy tale." I realized that the feeling of inspiration is like one of the elements happiness, joy, harmony and the desire to create and do something. That’s why I’m writing this article, to make you even happier than you already are. By the way, I mentioned this unusual feeling in the book "Rainbow of Happiness". When I wrote it, the feeling of inspiration was next to me. I hope this book brought you happiness. At least some.
What is inspiration?
How do you think? In my opinion, inspiration- this is a special Internal state of a person that makes him happier and motivates him to do and create something. This is the feeling that gives faith, hope and energy to a person. Everything inside you is somehow different. There are no such gray everyday life. You simply don’t notice them, because you begin to feel the world differently. Everything is real, like in a fairy tale. You want to live and enjoy life. Do you want to implement your ideas? I want to jump and laugh. It all depends on how strong this feeling is for you - the feeling of inspiration.
As I said before, bad things happen to inspiration. It leaves you somewhere. When this happened to me, life became somehow uncomfortable. The world began to seem gray and cloudy again. I would say that the worldview has become much worse. Pessimism appears (read the article: "How to become an optimist. 8 unique tips"). The motivation to do anything also disappeared. After all, inspiration also acts as motivation. Overall, I realized that I should have appreciated the times when I was inspired. Do you recognize yourself in this?
What happened next? At first I asked for this feeling to appear again, and tried to induce it in the same ways that I had induced it in the past. But it was all to no avail. Maybe this feeling came, but it was no longer as strong and bright as before. So I forgot about it. And as soon as I did this, life became normal. Maybe it wasn’t all so colorful, but he still lived very well.
After 2-3 months I had new inspiration, and it was much stronger than before. I definitely didn’t expect this... days began when everything was perfection. When such wonderful sensations “burned” inside me that words could not express them. I don’t know what I did to deserve this, but it’s time for you to experience these feelings too. I don’t know how strong they will be for you, but... it’s really wonderful!!! That's why I'm writing this article. I wish everyone could experience something like this.
How to inspire yourself?
I found out that inspiration can be caused and there is one sure way for this!!! This find the button, which will cause this feeling!!! You should not be afraid that you will have to look for something within yourself or think that it is difficult. Of course not!!! All you need to do is find the button. How can I do that? To begin with, I will give an example, and then together with you we will draw conclusions. Fine? Great!!!
I heard this story when I took the course "Technique of Attracting Money"(in my opinion, the best course regarding the topic of money). So here it is. There one guy wanted to become rich (like most guys of our time). But sometimes he was too lazy to do anything. There was no strength, mood and... feeling of inspiration. But he managed to find a button that motivated him and inspired him to start doing something. The button that inspired him!!! And this button was the next one - he really loved it when the most beautiful girls paid attention to him. And there are a lot of girls. And as soon as he thought about it, he immediately received energy and inspiration.
This may seem like motivation and nothing more. Everything depends on the Inner world of a person. For example, I begin to imagine how I travel around the world and visit the most interesting places. This inspires me a lot and my focus is constantly on this!!! Focus on where I am in sunny places. You can be inspired by some girl (that's what inspired me before)!!! Some kind of desire!!! All this is a button that makes you feel inspired. But there is one thing But…
The same button will not work for long. Especially when you achieve it. She will have to be replaced by another " inspiration button ". But by doing this, you can live an interesting and colorful life, even if it’s gray everyday life, life will still look better. Because next to you there will be another best friend, whose name is inspiration.
Date: 2013-11-20
Hello site readers.
In this article we will examine two interesting questions - What is inspiration? And most importantly - How to inspire yourself? In our comfortable times, in order for a person to start doing something and bring it to completion, he needs inspiration. Without inspiration, we would not have what we have now. Everything that has been created at the moment was created by human inspiration. And this site was also created as a result of inspiration.
What is inspiration?
If everything in the world is created thanks to inspiration, then what is inspiration? What is this thing? First, try to answer this question yourself. What is inspiration? How do you think? Do not know? The answer is quite simple. Inspiration is a special mental state of a person, which is characterized by a sharp increase in a person’s internal activity, an emotional upsurge occurs, and a unification of a person’s spiritual and physical strength occurs. By this definition, it already becomes clear that inspiration is very important for a person.
In this state, a person is ready to create, to create something unique. A person does not sleep at night, always thinking about his idea, or does not go to bed because he cannot finish his work. Inspiration itself is a very pleasant feeling. A person under its influence becomes 100% obsessed with his idea. He will not rest until he creates what is in his head or until the inspiration runs out. Inspiration leads to progress.
But there is one paradox that everyone has noticed. Sometimes it happens that a person comes up with some idea that inspires him, everything is raging inside, he is ready to act immediately, but a couple of days pass and the inspiration flies away somewhere. There is no strength or motivation left to implement the plan, and in general the idea is forgotten forever. Well, is this situation familiar? It feels like inspiration betrayed us and went to someone else. Traitor! Or a traitor! Answering the question of what inspiration is, I can add that it is a motivating force, a powerful magic kick. A person mainly acts either out of inspiration or when he feels bad. And so, the person will not move his lazy buns. Acting when everything is bad is not a good idea. Acting on inspiration is a great idea. But how can you inspire yourself?
How to inspire yourself?
Inspiration doesn't come to everyone. Of course, you can try to call him or her, but... Let's try! Stand on a chair, spread your arms to the side, look up and shout: “Inspiration, come to me!”. Shout loudly, seven times. Just be careful, in case it invades you with such force that you fall off your chair.
Now let's get serious. If the first method does not work, then we need to learn to intentionally create this feeling. The inspired state is somewhat similar to euphoria. Only the euphoria quickly disappears, but the inspiration does not. To inspire yourself, you need to find an internal button, by pressing which, a person feels a surge of strength, a readiness to act a lot.
For example, I heard that one guy, when he was very tired and didn’t want to work, he pressed this internal button or his best friend pressed it. The thing is, he likes it when girls pay attention to him. And when he was not feeling well at all, his friend reminded him of this. He told him: “Imagine that in a few years you will become a rich man and all the beautiful girls will look at you.”. He, having imagined this, began to work like a maniac. This thought inspired him, forced him to work hard, to create something new and unique. Now he's a millionaire and I think all the girls are paying attention to him.
To inspire yourself, you need to find the same button and press it whenever you are too lazy to do something. For example, I am inspired by the idea of frequent . I can imagine that if I do such and such work, I will soon be able to travel a lot. Fatigue and laziness immediately change to inspiration and the desire to work hard.
Finding this button is not that difficult. Anyone can answer the question: “What do I want most?”. The answer is money - the wrong answer. Money is always needed for something. Perhaps you want to buy a house by the sea, or like me, travel a lot around the world, or you want beautiful girls to look at you, or maybe you want to feel superior to others.
Sometimes I am too lazy to learn English. So, I begin to remember some incidents from my life. I have been to Turkey many times and each time I was hampered by the language barrier in communicating with foreigners. I really wanted to know how they live in their countries, but doing this without knowing English is unrealistic. Then, as soon as I imagine that next time I will be able to talk to them in English, the laziness disappears. This thought inspires me and
Inspiration is the main difference between creative people. It means the opportunity to do something from the heart. This is passion and passion, with which it is easy to “move mountains.” This is how you can answer when thinking about inspiration. But are these statements correct? What is inspiration from a psychological point of view? Is it easy to achieve this state? What needs to be done for it to arrive? How to find what “inspires” us to implement our plans?
What is inspiration
Inspiration is a state of mind that gives a person a large supply of energy, enthusiasm, and productivity. Thanks to him, efforts are concentrated on completing a task, a person devotes himself to its implementation.
Don't think that inspiration is only for creative people. Without it, even nails are driven crookedly. Everything a person does requires his involvement and effort. The more committed someone is to work, the more productively they will complete it. The desire to do something is the result of inspiration. The highest manifestation can be considered insight or illumination - a sudden decision that unexpectedly comes to mind after much thought. Thanks to insight, the world saw the Table of Periodic Elements and many other outstanding discoveries.
Poets and philosophers, artists and performers reflect on the topic of inspiration. Everyone is looking for a way to get it. It was once believed that this state appears thanks to the muses - the patroness of all kinds of sciences and arts. People have always tried to gain their favor by inventing rituals and rituals for this. Times have changed, but even now, finding themselves in a creative stupor, most are looking for their “muse.” How to do it? - Topic of the next section.
How to find inspiration
Many methods or techniques have been invented to help you become more inspired. There are probably as many of them as there are people on Earth. After all, every person is unique. He needs his own, individual approach that inspires him. Some seek this state in external factors, others try to find it within themselves.
First, let's look at what changes generally occur in the body when a person experiences a feeling of inspiration. Since it is associated with a person’s creative potential, regardless of his type of activity, it is necessary to look for it in those areas of the brain that are responsible for creativity. This function is performed right hemisphere. Respectively, inspiration arises in him. As a result, the person experiences an emotional uplift. Substances called “happiness hormones” are responsible for this. First of all, these are dopamine and serotonin. They are the ones who give self-confidence, give a feeling of joy and satisfaction.
In order for “happiness hormones” to begin to be produced, their components are needed, which enter the body with food. So, if you want to feel inspired - need to replenish nutrients, among which the leading position is occupied by the amino acid tryptophan. Foods rich in proteins, omega fatty acids, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins do this job well:
- Sweets (dark chocolate, halva);
- Fruits, berries, bananas;
- Dairy products (yogurt, milk, cottage cheese);
- Seeds and nuts (walnuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios, brazil);
- Red meat;
- Chicken eggs;
- Seafood (red fish, shrimp, mussels).
But for them to start acting, they need the right psychological attitude. And there are so many people, so many opinions. Many people have heard about geniuses who drew their inspiration from alcohol or drugs. Of course, this is detrimental to humans. But who knows if they would have created their creations without these “stimulants”?
In most cases, people choose more harmless options, for example: traveling, playing sports, shopping, meditation, communicating with animals, etc. In fact, all this is not important, the main thing is the activation of the right hemisphere, the production of “happiness hormones”. How this will be achieved is everyone’s personal choice. It is equally important to learn to focus and concentrate, pushing everything unnecessary into the background.
Considering a person's responsibility for his life, it is worth thinking about safe techniques that allow you to find inspiration. Among them, the largest such actions will have an effect:
- Take a walk in the fresh air;
- Listen to birdsong and/or classical music;
- Lead an active lifestyle, play sports;
- Read inspiring phrases, success stories;
- Watch a motivational video;
- Communicate with interesting people;
- Travel more, try new activities.
Inspiration is a mixture of external stimuli that influence a person’s internal reserves. For it to occur, it is necessary to have sufficient reserves of substances to produce “hormones of happiness.” But finding inspiration is half the battle. It is equally important to keep it until the end of the work. We’ll talk further about how to avoid falling into a creative block.
How not to lose inspiration?
When we have a source of inspiration, we become inspired and direct all our efforts towards the implementation of the chosen project. But the primary stimulus is not always enough to maintain performance at the required level.
To put it simply, a person falls into a creative stupor. The activity stops being fun, everything literally “falls out” of your hands, thoughts “do not go” to your head, inspiration “evaporates” in an unknown direction. Apathy is caused by a deficiency of “happiness hormones.” Sometimes it’s enough to eat a couple of bananas and chocolate. But it's not that simple. Without an external stimulus, it is not always possible to return to work.
This is where inspirational phrases come in handy.. For example, “success is one step away from where you give up” or “before you retreat, remember why you started,” etc. Also, a good way to “recharge” inspiration is to temporarily change the type of activity. It’s worth taking a break for a couple of minutes and then getting back to work.
It is important not to exhaust yourself mentally and physiologically in a fit of creative enthusiasm. After all, at any job the world does not converge like a wedge. Accordingly, you need to save energy in order to be able to fully enjoy the “fruits” of your labor.
Where do famous people look for inspiration?
The more extravagant the type of activity a person chooses for himself, the more unusual his search for a muse becomes. Most creative individuals invent real creative rituals for themselves, the mere mention of which causes a sharp increase in labor productivity.
For example, Russian rapper Samoel draws inspiration for his songs from the adrenaline races that he organizes on the streets of sleeping Moscow. True, in addition to the muses, representatives of the traffic police regularly flock to him.
American actor Bradley Cooper, in order to get ready for the next role, it is enough to attend the concert of his favorite band Metallica.
Actor Dmitry Maryanov argued that artists seek inspiration in love, in communication with the opposite sex. This helps to catch the courage, feel the surge of strength and desire to create.
Salvador Dali, known throughout the world for his unusual paintings, practiced an original technique. He made himself comfortable in the chair, while holding the key in one hand. Next, the artist “let go” of his thoughts on a free journey. The moment he fell asleep, the key fell out and woke him up. Thus, many of his surrealist works were seen by the world.
Trendsetter Coco Chanel She drew her inspiration from her lovers. She went through men's wardrobes in search of fresh ideas for her collections. Thanks to her courage and determination, women discovered many practical and comfortable items from men's fashion.
L Judwig van Beethoven He considered the razor to be the main enemy of inspiration. That's why he avoided her in every possible way. The great German composer enhanced his brain activity with a bucket of cold water, which he regularly poured on his head.
Honore de Balzac During his creative life he drank more than 50 thousand cups of coffee. It was this drink that gave him strength and energy. The pen “didn’t fit” into the hands of the famous writer until he drank 5-7 servings of the invigorating liquid.
German poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller He started work only when there were rotten apples on his desk. What caused nausea among his colleagues and friends had a beneficial effect on the creative abilities of the thinker himself.
The French writer attracted the muse in a very original way Victor Hugo. To do this, he locked himself in a room and took off all his clothes. Moreover, the founder of romanticism strictly ordered his servants not to give him things until the next work was completed.
Another famous writer Charles Dickens developed a kind of sleep ritual. He always fell asleep with his head to the North, thus recharging himself with the necessary creative energy. The originality didn't end there. From time to time he visited the morgue, examining the bodies of deceased people. It is unknown whether the muse “risked” visiting the author in such an exotic place, but Dickens’s creative legacy is impressive.
Brilliant Russian composer Igor Stravitsky found inspiration in physical activity. A favorite exercise was the headstand, which improves blood circulation in the brain and develops the muscles of the shoulder girdle.
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle made the muse “sweat” a lot, since he sought inspiration for his conclusions in walking, practicing them with his students. The ancient Greeks generally argued that “a healthy mind in a healthy body.” Thus, an active lifestyle and physical exercise were very popular among members of the intellectual elite.
We can discuss the topic of inspiration for a very long time, but what has already been written is enough to understand the essence of this phenomenon. Inspiration is an important element of success. Without it, you shouldn't expect a good result. There are many ways to get inspired. Among them, inspiring phrases occupy not the least place. But there are other effective techniques. It is advisable to choose the one that suits the individual individual and thanks to it always remain full of strength and energy.
Very often, after a mother determines what kind of work she likes, what favorite activity she would like to do, conflicting feelings arise:
- Firstly, inspiring, energizing: inspiration, enthusiasm, joy;
- and secondly, constraining, drawing away energy: fear, doubt, uncertainty, frustration.
Rises The question is, what to do when fears, doubts, and uncertainties outweigh? How to inspire yourself to a new life?
I'll describe it several tricks, which help not to fold your arms and move forward.
1) Create an attractive description of your favorite job/business
You have already done this when you took an audio course or participated in a training. If not, I highly recommend it :)
Now, make this description sufficiently detailed, colorful, so that when reading it your eyes will light up.
2) Travel to the future
Imagine that some time has passed during which everything was going well and now you have your dream job, you are doing what you once wanted. Notice how this makes you feel. Stay in this state for a while, enjoy and remember these feelings.
Whenever you need to inspire yourself to make an important phone call, write a letter, or take the next step. Remind yourself that this state, these feelings await you ahead.
3) Collage “favorite work”
This technique is very suitable for visual learners (those who like to absorb information visually).
Find a picture, pictures that will be associated with your dream job, inscriptions that will inspire. Create a collage from this and hang it in a visible place (alternatively, make it in electronic form and put it as a picture on your desktop)
Attention: These techniques should be used in doses, alternating them with active actions (for example, making calls, writing a resume or business plan, training or meeting with employers).
The description of your favorite work in itself, even correctly and beautifully described, the collage itself, without any action on your part, will not bring results. Take action, and when a decrease in energy occurs, turn to these methods: reread the goal, remember the feelings, watch and be inspired by a collage
4) Reward yourself for small and big victories
In order to find a job you love, you will probably need to take not a single action, not a single step. Therefore, it is advisable to make a plan. It is important that the path to your favorite job or business is also interesting, surrounded by positive emotions.
However, it is natural that on the way to the goal you will have to perform some unpleasant tasks or simply boring and routine ones.
Therefore, be sure to reward yourself for completing them and celebrate completing important milestones. Give yourself gifts (it doesn’t have to be shopping, although they are welcome, it could be a trip to the park, nature, a cafe with friends, anything that you haven’t allowed yourself to do for a long time, and now you can reward yourself for your efforts).
5) Divide the matter into “bricks”, but remember that “Build your own temple”
People often give up when the amount of work ahead seems enormous. It's scary to get down to business, because... it is perceived as unbearable. But if you divide it into stages, and the stages into smaller tasks, and small tasks into simple actions, then it will be much easier to get down to business.
However, when you do small things, you can experience despondency from the monotony or insignificance of their results. Therefore, it is always important to remember the big goal you are striving for.
There is a parable on this topic:
Three people were working, building something. They were doing the same thing, but when they were asked what they were doing, the answers were different. One said: “I crush stones,” another: “I earn my living,” the third answered: “I build a temple.”
6) Be inspired by the successes of other mothers
Sometimes examples of other people who have already achieved success help a lot in achieving your dream job.
Find those people who have ALREADY gotten the desired result. Establish contact with them, find out their story, ask how they dealt with difficulties. The Internet provides enormous opportunities for both searching and establishing such communication.
If you are in any way connected with creativity in any of its manifestations, then you do not need to explain how important inspiration is. When you have it, any task seems within your grasp, and the creative process is so captivating that you forget about sleep and food. If it is not there, then one’s hands give up helplessly and any task becomes an unbearable burden.
It’s good if you are engaged in creativity as a hobby and can give up on the lack of inspiration: “well, no, okay, let’s wait until it’s worked up and comes back.” But what to do if creativity is your job, and your income depends on missing inspiration? There is only one answer - you have to look. We have collected for you 21 effective ways to return runaway inspiration.
10 minutes or less
Listen to music. The positive effect of music on brain activity has long been proven and is beyond doubt. One melody will help you get ready and get into a working mood, while another will help you relax or remember pleasant moments. Find the song that affects you personally and play it in moments of stagnation.
Write by hand. Lately, we are writing less and less in the old fashioned way, relying entirely on new technologies. Close Word, take a pen and paper and remember how it used to be. Perhaps new sensations will awaken your inspiration.
Meditate. No new ideas at all? Try to relax and not think about anything at all. It is at this moment that ideas will appear.
Listen to other people's opinions. Don't be shy to ask other people for advice or help. Sometimes a random phrase, even from a completely incompetent person in your field, can awaken such a flurry of ideas that you will be surprised how you didn’t think of it yourself.
Free associations. Try this game: open the dictionary on any word and write down all the thoughts associated with it that arise in your head. Or guess two random numbers corresponding to the page number and line, then open and find the corresponding place in the book. “Divine hints” made in this way sometimes hit the target.
Think about something far away. Exhausting constant thinking about a problem can lead you to an insurmountable dead end. Try focusing on something completely abstract, for example, imagine how you will celebrate the New Year in 2022 or climb Mount Everest.
Look for blue or green. Research says these colors can also influence our creativity. This happens because we associate blue with the ocean, sky and openness in general, while green gives us signals of growth.
Alcohol. This advice has little to do with a healthy lifestyle, but no one doubts that a small dose of alcohol liberates our brain and allows us to find new non-standard approaches. It is important not to abuse this method and not to leave your inspiration in constant supply.
Free writing. Some masters of artistic expression call this freewriting :). This method consists in the fact that you must, within a short period of time, say 10 minutes, without pausing or thinking, write everything that comes to your mind. After that, try to read it and pick out useful ideas.
A change of scenery. Do you work in an office? Go out into the corridor. Do you sit all the time? Start working while standing. Tired of palm trees and the beach? Replace them with snow and polar bears. It's amazing how much a change in familiar surroundings can spark our imagination.
Laugh. A positive mood can promote creativity because it promotes activity in the prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex (regions of the brain associated with complex cognition, decision-making, and emotion).
30 minutes or less
Do something with your hands. If you are mainly engaged in intellectual work, then try switching for a while and doing something with your hands. Carpentry, knitting, cooking, modeling - the main thing is that it is interesting and completely captivating to you. This switching of activities greatly refreshes thought processes.
Stay outside. Walk home from work today, take an hour-long walk in the park, or backpack into the mountains for a few days. In this matter, everyone can have their own methods, the only important thing is that fresh air, new experiences, and a break from routine are great for inspiration.
Practice. When playing sports, we not only strengthen our body, but also significantly liberate our brain. In addition to purely physiological benefits (strengthening blood vessels, improving blood circulation in the brain), we strengthen willpower, perseverance, and determination.
Try something new. If you do everything out of habit, it will lead to the undermining of creative thought. On the other hand, the desire for novelty is inextricably linked with creativity. Even something as simple as a new route to work or a bold culinary experiment can give you a great idea.
Sleep. If you are stuck on a problem, then go to bed - the best solution will come to you in the morning. Yes, yes, that “morning is wiser than evening” really works.
Long-term ways
Don't expect perfection. It's okay if your painting doesn't end up in the Louvre and this post doesn't get a thousand likes. Excessive demands on yourself in an effort to give birth to a masterpiece can lead to you not doing anything at all. Just try to do your job the best you can and see what happens.
Travel abroad. One study suggests that students who have studied abroad are much more creative in their thinking. Psychologists say that multicultural experience facilitates the complex cognitive processes that underlie innovative thinking.
Create a treasure chest. Collect your ideas, impressions, feelings. Inspiration is a capricious lady, sometimes it showers you with its gifts so abundantly that you don’t have time to collect, sometimes it disappears over the horizon. Canned ideas are a great way to survive a period of creative starvation.
Find a creative stimulus. Balzac wrote only in a hot bath, Hugo needed the smell of coffee to work, and Newton generally sat under an apple tree. You may also have habits that are most conducive to creativity. Find them and use them.
Don't wait for the muse. If you have tried all of the above methods, but inspiration has not returned, then start working anyway. Your muse will quietly come up behind you and look over your shoulder, wondering what you are doing there without her. Then he’ll give you a hint once. And then he will quietly take your hand and do everything as it should.
What ways of finding creative inspiration help you?
