"I HAVE NO IDEAS"
Sometimes that’s not true, often it’s just hunger.
Hunger for stimulation, for real pauses, for air, for life.
And like all hunger, it’s not solved by forcing it.
It needs nourishment.
WHAT REALLY NOURISHES YOUR CREATIVITY
Being creative doesn’t mean staying locked inside your own head, waiting for a spark of genius.
Creativity needs living input — experiences, connections, the outside world.
And no, scrolling Instagram for hours doesn’t count (we’ll get to that).
Here are a few things that truly nourish your creativity:
• changing your environment, even just moving to a different room
• going to an art exhibit, a concert, a movie — even by yourself
• walking aimlessly and actually looking around
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talking to other creatives
• taking a new course, even outside your usual field -
• All of these things reactivate your attention — and where there’s attention, there’s inspiration.
BEWARE OF FOMO
(Fear Of Missing Out)
“If I want to feel inspired, I need to see everything, listen to everything, do everything…”
No, that kind of accumulation is another trap. Too many inputs all at once don’t get absorbed.
They don’t stimulate you — they overwhelm you.
One thing that truly moves you is better than 100 things you barely remember.
And this brings us to a very important point: Scrolling is not inspiration.
Yes, it’s nice to see what others are doing, but be careful of the endless loop.
If you spend an hour (or more) looking at amazing artists but end up feeling drained, discouraged, or not good enough — that’s not nourishment. That’s comparison. And more often than not, it leaves you more blocked than before.
Let yourself be inspired, yes but then turn it all off and come back to yourself.
PRACTICAL EXERCISE
1. Choose one stimulating experience to do today or in the next few days:
An exhibition, a good conversation, a walk in nature,
a concert, visiting a new place…
2. After the experience, ask yourself:
What struck you? How did it make you feel? Is there anything you
can draw from it to create something of your own?
3. Then do it!
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Here’s an example:
A few days ago, I was flipping through the catalogue of the 2024 Venice Biennale and this painting caught my eye.
"Untitled" Waldemar Cordeiro, 1963
What immediately drew me in was the harmony of the colors — and so, inspired by Cordeiro’s color palette, I created this portrait.
WHY IT WORKS
Inspiration is everywhere — but you have to be present to notice it.
Creativity lights up where there is attention and listening.
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And it feeds on what you live, not just what you see.