Why I Don't Wait Until I Feel Inspired

Neon Notes — Week [14]

There is nothing better than having inspiration when doing something creative. Ideas flow effortlessly, stress is almost non existent, you're just doing whatever it is that you love.

But what if you're not in the mood? What if you just have no desire to be creative?

Sometimes it's best to just do something else.

But often times, I open my DAW anyway. Not to force myself to make something, but to just sound design for a while, or organize some of your sounds. Maybe tweak your template.

I do these things when I don't feel inspired, but guess what. I often start making a song because something hits me while I'm doing these necessary yet mundane things.

In the back of my mind, I know that if I at least open my DAW, there's a chance that something might spark. At the very least, I can get some other work done.

I also do this to stay sharp and improve my productions. I think that at least doing something related to your creative outlet can only be a positive.

When I first started, I just had idea after idea. As soon as I was done with a song, I was right into the next one. For over 2 years, I just kept coming up with songs. Were they chart toppers? Absolutely not, but I was getting better with every song.

As I started to run out of instant ideas, I had two choices. Wait until I had inspiration, or do some form of work around the music. I chose to do something related to music more often than not.

I have more experience now, and it would be ok if I waited for inspiration, but I still jump into the DAW almost daily.

And more often than not, something valuable is gained from doing this.

I come out of it with a new synth design, or a drum pattern. And often times, I come away with the beginnings of a new song.

At the very least, I did something that might help me in the future.

You don't always have to be inspired to start, but sometimes inspiration happens after you begin.

Now Creating

• Several new songs coming soon
• More collabs coming soon
• Refining my sound

Thanks for reading.
If you have thoughts about any of this, I’d love to hear them.

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