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Well, some of us at least. And while you may not be able to club inspiration into submission, there are insights to be gleaned from those of us who easily experience inspiration. What makes them different? Number one, they are more open to experience.
They tend to have active imaginations, be sensitive to aesthetics, attentive to their feelings, highly curious, and drawn toward novelty, thus they are open to being inspired when inspiration comes knocking. Along those lines, they also tend to be high and positive emotion, which brought us their attention, probably helping them to recognize inspiration. Lucky for them, positive emotion also comes as a product of being inspired, so they just get to keep on being inspired. Number two, they have a stronger need for mastery in their work.
As your grandma always said, while you practice the organ piece from the Goonies, luck favors the prepared, and so does inspiration. If you suddenly realize that Keith's cold fusion, it probably helps to know something about nuclear chemistry so that you can make your idea happen, and also makes sense statistically that the more you practice your craft, writing, composing, painting, cobbling, etc., the more likely something inspired will come out of it, just because there are more chances. Number three, more inspired people are less competitive and more absorbed in their work. Inspiration moves your attention to a more transcendent place so that you're not so concerned with the little things, and you're also less likely to compare yourself.
You'll just be busy making your vision happen. Accordingly, high-inspired folks are also more intrinsically motivated and less extrinsically motivated, meaning that they are fueled more by interest and enjoyment than by obligation, money, reputation, or competition. Number four, they make progress toward their goals faster. They tend to set goals that inspire them.
Inspiring goals inspires them to set more inspiring goals, and they tornado onward as such. Number five, they feel they are not responsible for their inspiration. Part of the psychological definition of inspiration includes that it is evocative, that it seems to be something that just happens to you rather than something you force. Even though the inspiration is not something highly-inspired people take credit for, they feel more optimistic, competent, have higher self-esteem, post-inspiration, and feel more self-determined after having been inspired.
Number six, they're more engaged with their environment. In a study, students with high scores on inspiration had more majors, and those majors were usually in the humanities, art, religion, philosophy. These are domains associated with inspiration, and concerned with transcendent values, like beauty, goodness, and truth, according to authors of the study. It seems that just being in environments where inspiration is common might help.
Number seven, they consider themselves more creative than average. One study found that patent holders experienced more inspiration than a comparison sample, and more often they felt inspired, the more patents they held. In a different study, inspiration was found to lead to more creative scientific writing, poetry, and fiction, whereas effort led to more technically perfect writing. This isn't to say that effort doesn't matter, see, number two in this list.
It also doesn't mean that inspiration will equal a fully-baked souffle. It may take some revisions to get it right, but inspiration seems to be a necessary-leaving agent for high-rising creative ideas, and it's good for you. One last anomaly about these extra-inspired individuals is that they experienced more purpose and gratitude as a result of their inspired experiences. Feeling inspired also increases positive emotion.
In an experiment, participants who saw a video of Michael Jordan felt inspired, and they also had increased positive emotions. With more intense levels of inspiration, came more intense levels of positive emotion. What if I don't feel inspired? While emulating these things may or may not inspire you more often, one thing you could do is expose yourself to more potentially inspiring situations.
Spend more time around people who inspire you. Read, mark blog, watch TED Talks, and stay curious. This, combined with a good amount of mind wandering and a pinch of practicing, might crisp up nicely. Stella, most definitely a highly-inspired individual, also has a few suggestions.
A. Keep an inspiration file, use Pinterest, Evernote, or a good old-fashioned paper folder, full of pictures, quotes, and links to stories that move you. Make it a priority to capture these goodies in the moment, so they're ready for you when you're feeling uninspired. B.
Wonder, Wonder, Wonder. Wonder ignites curiosity, which ignites inspiration. Look around you right now and wonder about something you've never wondered about. For example, I wonder who lived here before, and what their story is.
I wonder where my water comes from, and how the heck I get running water so easily. Really sink into authentically being curious. And C. Surround yourself with inspiring people.
Inspiration is contagious. If you're around friends or colleagues who are constantly growing and doing creative things that you admire, watch out. Their canned dunes is likely to infect you. Try finding a meetup, joining an organization, more just connecting with that person you've been wanting to have coffee with, but haven't yet.
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I hope it has for you. Leave it there for today. Thank you for being here. Have a great rest of your day, and I'll see you tomorrow, where your optimal life awaits.