Something that I find helps me is to find other people with the same interests and hobbies! If I can sit down with a friend to play chess, then I am going to learn from that. If I can chat with a friend about my writing process and see what their process is, I will also grow and get more done because the motivation is there from having others be passionate. Sometimes that external input just helps so much and that can also come in the form of a change of scenery. If the world is too repetitive around me, I find creative pursuits just won't go as far.
Something that I find helps me is to find other people with the same interests and hobbies! If I can sit down with a friend to play chess, then I am going to learn from that. If I can chat with a friend about my writing process and see what their process is, I will also grow and get more done because the motivation is there from having others be passionate. Sometimes that external input just helps so much and that can also come in the form of a change of scenery. If the world is too repetitive around me, I find creative pursuits just won't go as far.