Finding Inspiration

J Wright
J Wright
Nov 3 · 2 min read

I have made it into the part of the year were finding the creativity/inspiration for several blog posts a week is growing harder and harder.

With other things vying for my attention (namely homework), finding the time to think about these blogs is also growing harder. How can I find the time/inspiration for these blogs at the rate that I am going right now?

Well, let’s start with the first problem: finding inspiration. If everyone waited for inspiration to write, the amount of books in circulation would be far lower than it is now. Just being able to write something is enough, even if you don’t have the inspiration.

For me, that’s one of the hardest parts of writing. If I don’t feel like I have exactly what I want to say down, I feel like my writing isn’t as good as I want it to be. But if I only write when I have the inspiration to do so, I wouldn’t ever get anything done.

On to the second problem: finding the time. As a college student, sometimes it’s hard to find the time for everything. Combine that with the semester progressing, and you eventually find yourself with even less time.

For me, I try to plan ahead so I know what I need to do and how much time I have left over for what I want to do. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always work. Sometimes life gets in the way and destroys your plans, or something takes longer than you were anticipating.

So, what’s the answer? Honestly, I don’t know. I am just writing right now because I didn’t have the inspiration to write anything else at the moment. I am just writing as my thoughts come to me.

But maybe that’s the answer — just write. There are other things that want my attention right now, but I am putting this time to use here, even without inspiration. And I am just writing my thoughts down, not making some sort of argument.

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