What is the "muse" and what patterns does it follow?

[HensKenKline]

Every now and then in my life I get something I think can be called "kiss of the muse". It's some kind of really good idea or some determination that changes my life in fundamental ways that would seem impossible otherwise. Often I would try to replicate such a state of mind later, and utterly fail.

This can apply to all kinds of things ... a great idea for a meme, for a piece of art, a goal you set for your own life and then mercilessly pursue, charme to get laid, find love or make friends, etc. ...

Sometimes it's like you can tap into that "something" and it gives you inspiration, motivation and energy. It seems that the power it holds is limitless in my experience. It can take the worst and most impossible seeming problem in your life and resolve it in a matter of seconds (followed by a period of transformative discipline sometimes). It can give you energy to achieve almost anything.

I think many people chase this, and so do I, yet after decades of being alive, I have never once found a recipe to achieve this state of my own volition. It just comes, and then it goes, and there seems to be nothing you can do about it. You can prepare for it, so that you're more ready to follow it when it comes, but you can't control when it comes.

At least that's my own experience. Anyone share this?

Has anyone ever managed to find a way to consistently reach such a place? I think many "motivational speakers" and book authors owe their success to the promise of being able to reach that place, but in my experience it's all baloney. It seems like it's some rare resource everyone is after. So many that talk or write about it, in one way or another - books about "mindset" etc., yet nobody can reliably produce.

And also, what even is that "something"? What is the nature of that something? How come something this powerful can be there, a part of you, in one moment, and then be gone in the next? Kind of spooky when you think about it.

Or maybe I'm just completely alone with this and an autistic retard. Thoughts? Did I just get my food laced with coke on a few occasions?

 

[Foxxo]

I, too, have ADHD.

 

[eldri]

I don't know how your feeling but this guy might.

 

[Childe]

I, too, experience euphoria when thinking about atheism.

 

[The Fool]

So, you're not sure if you're feeling inspiration by adapting to what your immediate online social circle would consider an acceptable contribution, or a manic episode?

 

[war has changed]

I've had this sensation a few times in my life some years back - it allowed me to write tons of short stories with great emotional depth. I thanked discovering literary and visual media (majorly video games and a couple books) that I had come to deeply respect and like for it.

It hasn't come around again for two years or so now, but rather than being upset about it, I'm content that it was something I experienced and used to its full potential.

 

[Lemmingwise]

You can let yourself be a channel for an inspiration, for a muse, but you can not control it. You can goad a muse to come, but the muse comes of its own volition. You can clear the way, but you can not wish it into existance.

Though on the other side of the coin, I find that people that put value on creative efforts (most people have some capacity for creativity, but only some decide to value it), sometimes do their best work while they're completely out of it, not enjoying it, not feeling it. The rush of thinking "oh I'm making something really good now" is the best sign that the moment has just passed, because that very thought is no longer being in the moment, no longer in the service of something bigger than yourself.

Those are my thoughts on muses and inspiration. And studying other creatives I find that they rarely have control over it and when they try to impose such control, it results in something hamfisted.

 

[Slap47]

You need to be focused to do the work but idly thinking while doing nothing or relaxing is a good way to piece things together and make revelations.

Just keep what you're doing in the back of your mind.

 

[Cyclonus]

I have no fucking idea what you're talking about, but I'm using this as an opportunity to link to my favourite Muse song:

Muse - Knights Of Cydonia (Video)

Watch the music video for "Knights Of Cydonia" now! Get Muse's album BLACK HOLES & REVELATIONS here: http://smarturl.it/getmuseblackholes http://muse.mu http...

youtu.be

 

[Spedestrian]

I have no fucking idea what you're talking about, but I'm using this as an opportunity to link to my favourite Muse song:

Muse - Knights Of Cydonia (Video)

Watch the music video for "Knights Of Cydonia" now! Get Muse's album BLACK HOLES & REVELATIONS here: http://smarturl.it/getmuseblackholes http://muse.mu http...

youtu.be

I'm using this as an opportunity to workshop this shitpost. Deliberately misinterpreting a question for comedic effect is a classic joke, but it's usually funnier if you can twist things so that your answer is as close to the original question as possible. Here's an example.

This is the "Muse" and pattern it follows is a 4/4 time signature at 138 BPM:

If you want to take it even further you can address some points in the post as well, like "You can consistently reach this Muse by purchasing a copy of Black Holes and Revelations." Be careful not to overdo it, though. If you add a bunch of weak jokes because you're trying to cover everything then your shitpost will seem more autistic than funny. In this case I'd stick with just the one sentence and the video, it's punchier that way.

That's it for this episode of Spedestrian's Shitposting Strats. Be sure to like and subscribe for all the latest updates on dumb bullshit you neither want nor need!

 

[Bad Gateway]

Stop making inspiration sound so faggy.

 

[Pomeranian bitch]

It really does sound like cocaine, op.

 

[Shadfan666xxx000]

Sounds like this weird feeling I have myself. New years still doesn't feel over.