{"id":232,"date":"2024-04-29T01:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T01:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functionfox.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2024-05-31T21:03:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T21:03:53","slug":"waiting-for-the-muse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/functionfox.com\/waiting-for-the-muse\/","title":{"rendered":"WAITING FOR THE MUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re waiting for the Muse to show up so you can &#8220;create&#8221;, you might just be waiting a very long time. Possibly forever. Sounds heartless and painfully insensitive to the creative spirit and artistic nature that you are working so hard to preserve and protect, doesn\u2019t it?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This amusing attitude is all well and good if you haven\u2019t stepped out into the real world yet, and possibly have the luxury of waiting for inspiration to arrive and fill your mind with fresh never-before-thought-of ideas, perennial wisdom and eternal insights.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>At the risk of being a downer, a spoilsport, the wet blanket to your wide-eyed wonder, the fact is that waiting for inspiration just doesn\u2019t work. At least not very often in the actual world where creative professionals work and play. When it does, rejoice. Hallelujah. Do your happy dance. High five everyone in the room. These eureka moments don\u2019t happen every day so when they do, celebrate. 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