What do you do to find "inspiration?"

[TheNewGirl 1,447]

Whether it's to get a project done, start something new, physical fitness, eating right, etc. Maybe you need inspiration to get out of bed in the morning...what do you do? Read books from inspirational people, listen to podcasts, talk to other's who've been in your shoes? 

What inspires you to get shiiite done? 

[Alias Detective 1,392]

3 cups of coffee and a shower.  

[Tebok 442]

The Geek Club. The MAGAturds are the wind beneath my cheeks.

[TheNewGirl 1,447]

This place is pointless. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,303]

pornhub?

I just do, I am my own inspiration, life is enough for me

[posty 2,666]

5 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

This place is pointless. 

Did you honestly expect anything different?

[MDC 7,255]

Your mom

[Mike Honcho 5,250]

27 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

Whether it's to get a project done, start something new, physical fitness, eating right, etc. Maybe you need inspiration to get out of bed in the morning...what do you do? Read books from inspirational people, listen to podcasts, talk to other's who've been in your shoes? 

What inspires you to get shiiite done? 

Your bewbs!   

For most of the stuff you listed - Nobody inspires me to do stuff, I'm pretty self-motivated.  But for my career(video/motion graphics/3D animation), I'm constantly checking out certain Youtube channels, & specific companies(Nike, Apple, Google) to see what is trending, what's hot and trending.  Sometimes, I'll see a well-done commercial and track it down too. When I see something I like, I'll download it and keep it in my inspiration folder. These are videos that make me want to do better work and get to the next level.  Those are the things that inspire me...but mostly it's your bewbs.  

[Kopy 563]

Self motivation probably. It's just what you do in life when you're a grown up.

[TheNewGirl 1,447]

1 hour ago, posty said:

Did you honestly expect anything different?

Just trying to get people to talk about something other than Trump/Biden, etc. 

[Ron_Artest 1,304]

I'm pretty self motivated but also my wife and kids.  Knowing how much they depend on me and how I want to give them the best motivates me to do more and be better.

[Bier Meister 1,685]

I am very self-motivated.

 

for my field, going to new restaurants, travel, and generally reading menus provides inspiration for creativity. 

they also provide stimulation towards my passion for cooking at home when i get the opportunity (very rare these days)

[Mike Honcho 5,250]

53 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

Just trying to get people to talk about something other than Trump/Biden, etc. 

I took the assignment seriously by GC standards.  

[BiffTannen 930]

 

[Engorgeous George 2,267]

I look at my wife and children.

[Tebok 442]

1 hour ago, TheNewGirl said:

Just trying to get people to talk about something other than Trump/Biden, etc. 

I've found that doing community theater is inspiring.

To be part of a group of people - most of them far more experienced and skilled than I am - and to create something that entertains audiences is a great feeling, particularly when they're standing, cheering and loudly applauding at the end. 

When the cast is on, it's like being in a band that locks into a really great groove. The audience feeds on that. The performers feed on that, and then it takes on a life of its own.

When the cast KNOWS it has something good (and a show full of surprises) just before the curtain goes up, there is a palpable energy and excitement that's a real high and hard to describe.

I didn't know I was capable of doing theater until I got dragged into a small part two years ago. Then I did a bigger part and an even bigger part before doing a two-actor show with a 97-page script. Now, memorizing lines and going out on stage isn't intimidating at all.

 

[posty 2,666]

1 minute ago, Tebok said:

I've found that doing community theater is inspiring.

To be part of a group of people - most of them far more experienced and skilled than I am - and to create something that entertains audiences is a great feeling, particularly when they're standing, cheering and loudly applauding at the end. 

When the cast is on, it's like being in a band that locks into a really great groove. The audience feeds on that. The performers feed on that, and then it takes on a life of its own.

When the cast KNOWS it has something good (and a show full of surprises) just before the curtain goes up, there is a palpable energy and excitement that's a real high and hard to describe.

I didn't know I was capable of doing theater until I got dragged into a small part two years ago. Then I did a bigger part and an even bigger part before doing a two-actor show with a 97-page script. Now, memorizing lines and going out on stage isn't intimidating at all.

 

Definitely something I could never do...  I would have to be so drugged up to even get out on stage that I doubt I would be able to remember any lines...

[Mike Honcho 5,250]

12 minutes ago, Tebok said:

I've found that doing community theater is inspiring.

To be part of a group of people - most of them far more experienced and skilled than I am - and to create something that entertains audiences is a great feeling, particularly when they're standing, cheering and loudly applauding at the end. 

When the cast is on, it's like being in a band that locks into a really great groove. The audience feeds on that. The performers feed on that, and then it takes on a life of its own.

When the cast KNOWS it has something good (and a show full of surprises) just before the curtain goes up, there is a palpable energy and excitement that's a real high and hard to describe.

I didn't know I was capable of doing theater until I got dragged into a small part two years ago. Then I did a bigger part and an even bigger part before doing a two-actor show with a 97-page script. Now, memorizing lines and going out on stage isn't intimidating at all.

 

Be honest, it's more like this...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8esf0_Ol9A/

[Tebok 442]

6 minutes ago, posty said:

Definitely something I could never do...  I would have to be so drugged up to even get out on stage that I doubt I would be able to remember any lines...

I didn't think I could, either. For that play with the 97-page script, I memorized it word by word, line by line, page by page. I memorize a word, memorize the next word, etc., memorize the line and then go all the way back to the start and run it up until the newly learned line. I just did that over and over and over.

Eventually, I got to the end of the script and then constantly run it in the car, at the gym, on the riding lawnmower, wherever. I would pick up where I left off, and when I got to the end of the script, I just started over again. 

I was off book three weeks before the show and constantly running the script.

I found that by doing that, but the time the show rolls around, it comes naturally and automatic, to the point where you can look out in the audience, see someone you know and think, "Oh, cool, that guy came to the show. Hadn't seen him in awhile ..."

Ones the lines are memorized, then it becomes a matter of executing it in an entertaining way.

Each actor in the play with 97-page script played 10 different characters, with costume changes for each one of them. That was madness, and if the actor offstage struggled to get into an outfit, whoever was out on stage had to engage in improv comedy, which sometimes entailed making up some ridiculous story about that character's past. 

One of the hardest things I've ever done, but I didn't so much as bobble a word. 

[jbycho 753]

22 minutes ago, Tebok said:

I've found that doing community theater is inspiring.

To be part of a group of people - most of them far more experienced and skilled than I am - and to create something that entertains audiences is a great feeling, particularly when they're standing, cheering and loudly applauding at the end. 

When the cast is on, it's like being in a band that locks into a really great groove. The audience feeds on that. The performers feed on that, and then it takes on a life of its own.

When the cast KNOWS it has something good (and a show full of surprises) just before the curtain goes up, there is a palpable energy and excitement that's a real high and hard to describe.

I didn't know I was capable of doing theater until I got dragged into a small part two years ago. Then I did a bigger part and an even bigger part before doing a two-actor show with a 97-page script. Now, memorizing lines and going out on stage isn't intimidating at all.

 

[Frozenbeernuts 2,227]

I do get inspired by podcasts.

The easiest way is to become present. By eliminating the thinking mind it's easier not to get in my own way.

[Mike Honcho 5,250]

55 minutes ago, BiffTannen said:

 

Pretty sure that is when Chicago jumped the shark. 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,398]

 Reading and writing 

[MLCKAA 564]

6 hours ago, TheNewGirl said:

Whether it's to get a project done, start something new, physical fitness, eating right, etc. Maybe you need inspiration to get out of bed in the morning...what do you do? Read books from inspirational people, listen to podcasts, talk to other's who've been in your shoes? 

What inspires you to get shiiite done? 

Sorry to be negative here, but I don’t find inspiration in much of anything.  People are almost universally a complete letdown, so that’s out.  I believe in creation, but I can’t feel worshipfully inspired by an unknowable God.  I guess the thing that promotes the most contented feeling in me is the beauty of nature.  Beyond that, and I’m being pretty genuine here, life seems to be a pursuit of various vices and tactile pleasures.

[Alias Detective 1,392]

22 hours ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

 Reading and writing 

Arithmetic?

[Nomad99 719]

Ride my motorcycle. I may not find inspiration but I do find peace.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,398]

50 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

Arithmetic?

 I am bad at math unless it’s guessing weight and weather

[Nomad99 719]

Just now, BunnysBastatrds said:

 I am bad at math unless it’s guessing weight and weather

If you think math has to do with weather,  then yes you are bad at math.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,398]

8 minutes ago, Nomad99 said:

If you think math has to do with weather,  then yes you are bad at math.

 I wanted to go to study meteorology in college and didn’t because of all the math classes back then. Gotta remember, this was before technology at the palm of your hand. 

[Nomad99 719]

1 minute ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

 I wanted to go to study meteorology in college and didn’t because of all the math classes back then. Gotta remember, this was before technology at the palm of your hand. 

I dabbled in it until I realized it was all heading towards women with hooooge data's and I would be unemployable

[Fnord 2,165]

23 hours ago, MLCKAA said:

Sorry to be negative here, but I don’t find inspiration in much of anything.  People are almost universally a complete letdown, so that’s out.  I believe in creation, but I can’t feel worshipfully inspired by an unknowable God.  I guess the thing that promotes the most contented feeling in me is the beauty of nature.  Beyond that, and I’m being pretty genuine here, life seems to be a pursuit of various vices and tactile pleasures.

Good post. I don't necessarily subscribe to your opinions on people being a universal let down, but otherwise I'm in your boat. I was going to jokingly just say "getting high" inspires me, but it's more like getting high in the right setting, a.k.a. in nature. I once drove through Monument Valley while stoned listening to Delicate Sound of Thunder; it was almost a religious experience it was so fantastic.

Life is absolutely a pursuit of vice and pleasure. Luckily, I can find some pleasure in simple things like helping out others, hanging out with my kids (when they're not being a-holes), going to see live music, riding my bike. 

[Horseman 2,438]

On 6/9/2025 at 1:17 PM, Ron_Artest said:

I'm pretty self motivated but also my wife and kids.  Knowing how much they depend on me and how I want to give them the best motivates me to do more and be better.

 WFH Life Loser posting online all day is self motivated.

[Horseman 2,438]

50 minutes ago, Fnord said:

Good post. I don't necessarily subscribe to your opinions on people being a universal let down, but otherwise I'm in your boat. I was going to jokingly just say "getting high" inspires me, but it's more like getting high in the right setting, a.k.a. in nature. I once drove through Monument Valley while stoned listening to Delicate Sound of Thunder; it was almost a religious experience it was so fantastic.

Life is absolutely a pursuit of vice and pleasure. Luckily, I can find some pleasure in simple things like helping out others, hanging out with my kids (when they're not being a-holes), going to see live music, riding my bike. 

Diving high motivates this loser. 

[BunnysBastatrds 2,398]

On 6/9/2025 at 10:48 AM, TheNewGirl said:

This place is pointless. 

Put, sorr  Not quite yet, but we can’t give up. Some of us made it through the years and I have confidence it will get better. God knows you, Bostonlager, Sux, Bier Meister, Voltaire, Raider Haters, Kutulu, Edjr, Patweisers, Trubador, and I know they’re some Im leaving out. Sorry, 

[MLCKAA 564]

5 hours ago, BunnysBastatrds said:

Put, sorr  Not quite yet, but we can’t give up. Some of us made it through the years and I have confidence it will get better. God knows you, Bostonlager, Sux, Bier Meister, Voltaire, Raider Haters, Kutulu, Edjr, Patweisers, Trubador, and I know they’re some Im leaving out. Sorry, 

your list feels incomplete.