Douglas Boin
Picking up a new book outside my usual interests, watching a difficult movie, going to a museum to see a contemporary show or art that I know nothing about—when I'm looking for ideas, my routine is pretty simple. Walk away, and and go learn something else. That could mean reading about Shakespeare, watching David Lynch, or seeing a Kusama show. It's not a matter of tritely "seeing my own ideas from another perspective." For me, it's just about being in the presence of wildly exuberant creative people. The thing that inspires me to write the most is trying to find that same kind of passion.
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