# Inspiration is a myth

- Link: https://www.andreidraganescu.info/2017/04/19/inspiration-is-a-myth/
- Published: 2017-04-19T14:17:23+03:00
- Author: Andrei Draganescu

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#### The thing about inspiration is: it doesn’t exist on its own!

It all starts with wishful thinking:

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Hope and action together result in Wishful Thinking

> All inspirational messages are wishful thinking made of hope and action.

> “Everything happens for a reason!”,

… means: let’s _hope_ there is a reason that will justify our self indulging _actions_.

> “Life is an adventure!”,

… means: _hope_fully I am in some adventure and so something interesting will come
out of my boring, routine _action_s.

> “Love solves everything!”,

… means: I _hope_ love is the answer, because all my _action_s seem futile.

> “Happiness is a choice!”, OMG the worst of the pack,

… means: I _hope_ that I can choose to be happy, instead of actually _doing_ something
about it.

The thing is all inspirational messages give birth to shame.

I suck, stuff happens to me for no reason! I am awful, love didn’t solve everything!
My live is so not an adventure, I must be horrible. What the fuck is wrong with 
me, I cannot choose to be happy!

> _Shame of being human always comes from wishful thinking._

### However, there is a right place for wishful thinking.

There is no shame involved when you are actually set on the path for achieving your
goals.

You can afford to be as human as possible when you are “having a strong feeling 
that you’re going to do something and that you will not allow anyone or anything
to stop you”.

[**A dictionary defines this as _determination_**](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/determined)**.**

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Determination transforms the intersection of Hope and Action into Inspiration

There is no such thing as inspiration _to be found._

> Inspiration _appears_ at the intersection of hope and action in the presence of
> determination.

Determination is a global state in one’s life. It wraps all endeavors, all the little
things one defines herself by. Determination acts in a way like a photo filter.

Look at this sentence:

> “Life is an adventure!”

… through the lens of a determined person.

You’ll see a different picture:

> “I want to go from Europe to Silicon Valley and fund my startup and there is nothing
> else I can think of doing with my life, and I am not afraid because I feel _life
> is an adventure_ worth having.”

Determination is a big deal.

Unless one has the “hipster” problem, when determination is just not enough and 
determined action is too little:

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The half assed approach is does not inspire

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One last thing, unless determination is all encompassing, you will get bored.

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Boredom

Oh, and a note on being human: being human does not justify being moody, especially
since everything is temporary.