Inspiration is peculiar thing. When you need it the most, it's nowhere to be found and sometimes you'll get so inspired and won't even have the time to accomplish everything you imagined. It doesn't matter weather you are writing, painting, finishing an essay for school, or coming up with an idea for a new blog post. If you don't feel like doing it, you probably won't get the results you are happy with. This week, instead of usual Art inspiration post, I decided to dedicate the whole post to inspiration and my tips on how to get inspired when you feel like you will never be able to come up with a good idea. I know it sounds cheesy, and believe me I'm first who think it is when I hear it, but truthfully inspiration is all around us. You just need to open yourself up and embrace it.

1) Change of the setting Most of us will fall into this trap when we have a deadline. We'll lock ourselves up in our four walls and stay there until we get the job done. For years I did this until I finally realised it's completely counterproductive. I know the last thing you will want to do, when you have to get something done, is to go out and have fun. But, believe me, it's the only way to get back on the track. Take a walk, go shopping, met your friends. After you stop thinking about the task you'll immediately come up with the idea how to solve it.

2) ''Ignore the task'' This one goes hand in hand with my first tip. I don't mean you should literally ignore it, just allow your brain to think about something else. Relaxed brain is your ally, stressed one is not.

3) Go through your old work Although some people like to go through someone else's work to get inspired, I don't recommend doing that. You'll probably end up with copying their work instead of doing your own. Even if you are like me and you are not the person who copies from someone else, you might do it unintentionally. Don't underestimate the power of your subconsciousness. On the other hand, looking at your old work will remind you of great things you are capable of and inspire you to create new ones.

4) Good movie or a favourite song will always help If you feel hopeless and like you can't achieve anything, you need to feel good again in order to make any progress. My tip is always to relax, listen to your favourite song or watch a movie that will cheer you up.

5) Favourite food or drink will help as well When I am about to do anything creative I usually make myself a cup of coffee with a bit of cinnamon. You should also do that with your favourite food or drink. After a while your brain will remember that it's time to work every time you drink or eat that particular thing.

6) Have a backup Like I said in the beginning of this posts, sometimes we have all these ideas we simply forget about later. Write those down of make small sketches. I always draw sketches in my planner or write down all ideas I have.

7) Power through When all of the above fails and you absolutely have to get a job done, just give it your best effort and finish it. We are not perfect and some of your work won't be as good as you want it to be. That's fine, no one's work is perfect all the time.

I hope you find these tips helpful. How do you get inspired?



Inspiracija je neobična stvar. Kada nam je najpotrebnija, nigde je nema, a ponekad smo toliko inspirisani da ni nemamo dovoljno vremena da uradimo sve što smo zamislili. Nije bitno da li pišete, slikate, završavate esej za školu, ili smišljate ideju za novi post na svom blogu. Ako vam se to ne radi, verovatno nećete dobiti rezultat kojim ste zadovoljni. Ove nedelje sam odlučila da umesto uobičajenog posta sa umetničkom inspiracijom napišem ceo post posvećen inspiraciji i mojim savetima kako da je pronađete u trenutcima kada mislite da nikada više nećete smisliti dobru ideju. Znam da zvuči kao kliše, i verujte mi da sam ja prva koja to pomisli kada ovo čuje, ali inspiracija zaista jeste svuda oko nas. Samo treba držati um otvorenim i prihvatiti je.

1) Promena okruženja Većina nas će upasti u ovu zamku kada imamo rok da nešto uradimo. Zatvorićemo se u svoja četiri zida i nećemo izlaziti dok to ne završimo. Godinama sam i ja ponavljala ovu grešku dok nisam shvatila da je potpuno kontraproduktivno. Znam da je poslednja stvar koju želite, kada morate nešto da završite, da izađete napolje i da se zabavljate. Ipak, verujte mi na reč, to je jedini način da se pokrenete. Prošetajte, idite u kupovinu ili na kafu sa prijateljima. Kada prestanete da razmišljate o zadatku, odmah će vam sinuti ideja kako da ga završite.

2) ''Ignorišite zadatak'' Ovaj savet ide uz prvi koji sam napisala. Ne mislim da treba da ga zaista ignorišete, samo dajte glavi malo vremena da misli o nečemu drugom. Opušten um vam je saveznik, dok onaj koji je napet nije.

3) Pregledajte svoje stare radove Mada neki ljudi vole da gledaju tuđe radove da bi se inspirisali, lično to ne preporučujem. Verovatno ćete na kraju da iskopirate to što ste videli, umesto da uradite nešto na svoj način. Čak i ako ste kao ja i niste osoba koja namerno nekoga kopira, ovo možete da uradite i nesvesno. Nikada ne potcenjujte moć podsvesti. S druge strane, vaši radovi će vas podsetiti za šta ste sve sposobni i inspirisaće vas da stvorite nove.

4) Dobar film ili omiljena pesma uvek pomažu Ako se osećate beznadežno i kao da ne možete ništa da postignete, morate da se opet osećate dobro da biste napredovali. Moj savet je uvek da se opustite, pustite omiljenu pesmu ili odgledate film koji će vas oraspoložiti.

5) Omiljena hrana ili piće će takođe pomoći Kad god radim nešto kreativno, obično skuvam šolju kafe sa malo cimeta. Uradite isto sa svojom omiljenom hranom ili pićem. Posle nekog vremena mozak će se automatski setiti da je vreme za rad svaki put kada pijete ili jedete to piće ili hranu.

6) Uvek spremite rezervu Kao što sam rekla na početku ovog posta, ponekad svi imamo ideje koje kasnije jednostavno zaboravimo. Zapišite ih ili nacrtajte male skice. Ja uvek crtam skice u rokovniku i zapisujem sve ideje koje imam.

7) Naterajte se da završite Kada sve navedeno ne uspe, a morate nešto da završite, jednostavno se potrudite koliko god možete da to završite. Niko nije savršen i nekada ono što radite neće biti ispasti onoliko dobro koliko ste želeli. To je sasvim u redu, ničiji rad nije savršen sve vreme.

Nadam se da su vam ovi saveti bili od pomoći. Kako vi pronalazite inspiraciju?