Before Breakfast

Inspiration is a discipline

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Oct 23, 2025
Explore how inspiration can be a disciplined practice that shapes creativity. Discover how curated high-quality inputs lead to excellent outputs. Engage with various media and visit artistic spaces for fresh ideas. Try idea walks to stimulate problem-solving and balance your consumption of content with productive efforts. Spend time with intriguing individuals to spark new thoughts, and plan your week around nurturing inspiration alongside your creative work.
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INSIGHT

Inspiration Is A Deliberate Discipline

  • Inspiration functions like a discipline that must be cultivated deliberately.
  • Cultivating inputs shapes the quality of creative outputs.
ANECDOTE

Lecrae And Utley Classroom Example

  • Laura recounts Lecrae and Jeremy Utley's classroom exchange about inspiration.
  • Utley said the most creative people are disciplined about cultivating inputs because it affects outputs.
ADVICE

Read Widely To Stock Your Creative Fuel

  • Read widely across literature, history, science, and politics to gather rich inputs.
  • Use exposure to great past and present work to spark new creative ideas.
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