What to Do When Inspiration is a No Show

FM (Friday Morning) Reflection #9

There are times when I sit down to create—whether it’s writing, solving a problem, or dreaming up something new—and nothing comes.

It happened to me as I considered what to share in this FM (Friday Morning) Reflection. Between travel, a busy schedule at work, and keeping up with the ongoing torrent of developments related to Generative AI, there was a lot that I had crammed into my headspace. Plenty to talk about, yet I was drawing a blank. For a moment I even considered, “maybe I should skip this week.” 

But on my walk to the train on Thursday morning, I thought back to the trigger that led to how I now approach and ready myself for inspiration. 

Years ago when I was a consultant, I was constantly on the hunt for the next big innovation, filling every moment with input—catching up on the latest news, poring over product announcements, joining w…