11 tips to improve inspiration

Finding inspiration is essential to make our mind a torrent of creativity.

We live in a hectic world, in which, many times, it can be difficult to be inspired.. Some people, especially those who work in creative professions, must have a great capacity for inspiration.

Inspiration usually appears when we are relaxed and our mental state is ideal, because when we feel tired or stressed, our mind and our creativity are affected.

Tips to get inspired.

In the following lines you can find a list of tips that will help you to get inspired, to have better ideas and to carry them out.

1. Meditate

Meditation is an ancient practice that helps to connect the body with the mind and helps us to be in the present moment.. This ancient technique has become fashionable in the West because of its benefits for health, concentration and creativity. Scientific studies have shown that meditation helps reduce stress, improves the immune system, attention span, helps empathize with others, increases pain tolerance and improves memory and other cognitive functions.

In fact, some research has shown that it changes the functioning of our brain, as you can read in our article: "Meditation produces changes in the brain, according to science".

Undoubtedly, meditating is a great alternative to clear the mind and therefore favors the state of calm that allows you to generate more ideas and feel more inspired. However, meditating is not easy.

• If you want to know how to do it, you can read our article: "How to learn to meditate, in 7 easy steps".

2. Hydrate yourself

Water is essential for life, but also for concentration and a clear mind.. Therefore, we must be adequately hydrated, as this will help us to be in an ideal state of inspiration. On the other hand, dehydration will cause lack of concentration and fatigue. We must bear in mind that the mental processes that lead to innovative and original ideas are complex mental operations and that, when the means to maintain the organism are scarce, other bodily functions begin to take priority.

3. Do not stop reading or doing activities related to the source of inspiration.

Reading is always good to keep an active and intelligent mind.It is key to generate ideas thanks to the knowledge we acquire. If inspiration refers to writing, reading is essential.

Being inspired may be necessary to, for example, play the guitar. The more we perfect our skills, the better we become at it and the more experience we will have in generating ideas. Creativity and obsession often go hand in hand, although some people think they do not.

4. Rest

While it is true that spending time on the activity related to what we want to be inspired by can help us to be inspired, it is also good to have a restful mind.t is also good to have a rested mind to find that ideal state of mind.. Getting adequate sleep and taking breaks from time to time if we are doing the activity can be beneficial to generate new ideas.

5. Disconnect

It may happen that you have been forcing the situation for some time because you get inspired. Do not despair and, as mentioned in the previous point, you can take a break and return to the activity again. This break will help you to clear your mind and be more predisposed to come up with good ideas..

6. Create an enabling environment

The environment that surrounds us is key to being inspired.. That is why many people look for quiet places to reflect. Other people, on the other hand, prefer some background music. Whatever the environment you prefer, once you detect it, you can create it to favor your inspiration.

7. Visualize the goal

When you fail to get inspired, often this happens because you don't know why or you don't have a clear idea of the goal. For example, if you are a writer, you need to know what you want to write about, but also who is the target audience and what is the objective of what you are going to do. Answering these questions can help you turn on the light bulb..

In this way, we will encourage our thoughts to be oriented towards a specific objective, instead of wandering from one idea to another without any pretension of creating a coherent set of ideas.

8. Apply creativity techniques

There are different techniques that can allow you to be more creative and inspired. For example, if you are looking for inspiration in a group, the brainstorming technique is useful. To learn more about this topic, you can read our article: "Brainstorming: is brainstorming really effective?

However, this is not the only useful technique and, in fact, there are many exercises that can help you to be inspired, among them: the rough draft technique, good bad interesting, scamper, the six hats, etc.

• To know more: 8 creative exercises to stimulate your mind

9. Research

Especially if you are a writer, it can be good to enrich your knowledge.. Read a lot, as mentioned above, but also do some research. If you have to talk about a subject and you don't know it very well, you have no choice but to learn about it.

New partnerships often come from the knowledge we already have, so if we expand the repertoire of information available to us, it will be easier to come up with interesting, innovative ideas that can lead to stimulating projects.

10. Exercise

Doing sport or exercise brings many benefits on a psychological level, not only on a physical level. While it improves Cardiovascular health, improves the immune system and helps maintain body weight, it also promotes the release of happiness chemicals such as endorphins or serotonin, reduces stress, improves productivity and clears the mind, which can be key to being inspired.

11. Do Mindfulness

While we have said that meditation promotes creativity, the Mindfulnesswhich is also related to this ancestral practice, also does. Mindfulness includes meditation, but refers to a philosophy that aims to live in the present, in a non-judgmental way, and with self-compassion. It is ideal for connecting the mind with the body and directing attention to the here and now.

• Mindfulness enhances creativity as explained in our article: "Mindfulness: 8 benefits of mindfulness".