Point (Thanks Mike):
Here’s the rule: If you even suspect that you’re at risk of becoming complacent, you probably already are.
Counterpoint (Thanks Richie):
Inspiration is not linear. There is no map to find it by. That book that lit your fire a year ago might seem completely foreign to you now. But the constant pursuit of inspiration is what’s going to make you better. You have to search it out.
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If you’re not inspired, it’s your duty to seek out whatever it is that gets you going. Re-visit. Talk. Laugh. Read. Listen. Love. Fight. Debate. Get angry. Feel elation. Let pain in. Just don’t deny any moment that might move you forward. At the end of the day, inspiration might be what ends up getting you through.