Inspiration

I always say this but writing is like therapy to me. I feel like being able to express things by writing them down is a big advantage as you kind of get the toughts out of your head. But I do find it very difficult to motivate myself sometimes. To actually sit down, close those seemingly 150 tabs in my browser, maybe put on some non-distracting background music, open Word and just go for it. Other times like today it comes really easily. I guess that is due to how stressed/busy you already are. I for one really don´t like adding to my crazy schedule even more so I kind of let this blog slip a bit recently. But things are getting a little less busy now so here I am.

Because I want to make writing into a „real“ job for me I´m always trying to find inspiration. Mostly that comes when you least expect it tough. About 80% of my blogposts I write on train rides, in waiting rooms or while I´m out somewhere for dinner. And I get the most productive after 10pm. Whenever I do need to motivate myself though I have a few tricks up my sleeve. I am very organized already but before I need to write something I usually clear my workspace so that nothing can distract me. Also I always have a cup of coffee or tea there (it helps me think) and when I am at home I will most likely be wearing sweatpants. Basically get yourself as comfortable as you can and minimize your distractions (putting my phone out of reach really helps!). Another thing for when I want to get focussed is reading. I have discovered some amazing books my Beau Taplin recently. He writes the most beautiful poetry and manages to put things into words that I can scarily relate to yet have a hard time expressing. His work is so good and inspiring that usually I want to create something myself after just a couple of pages.

Other good things for getting creative are walks, good conversations, more coffee, some background noise (if it doesn´t distract you) and last but not least a big, fat, scary deadline. It´s what motivates me to get most of my stuff done to be honest. I´m not too proud of that, but well...it works.