It happens that you’ve been working towards your goal for a long time, but suddenly there’s emptiness. Nothing brings you joy, everything seems meaningless. This is not the end, but a period of reassessment. Your soul asks: “Stop. Look. Maybe you’re going the wrong way?”
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First, allow yourself to rest. Don’t fight apathy. Accept it as a signal. Take a day, a week to just be. Walk, sleep, watch movies, don’t think about goals. Sometimes clarity comes in inaction.
Then, change the context. Go to a new place, even if it’s a park in a different area. New experiences “reboot” the brain. Talk to a stranger, try new food, visit a museum. Novelty awakens curiosity.
Return to childhood hobbies. What did you like when you were 10? Drawing? Collecting stones? Playing an instrument? Sometimes inspiration is a reunion with yourself. Try something from the past – without the goal of becoming a professional, just for fun.
Read off-topic. If you are a programmer – read poetry. If you are a teacher – watch a documentary about space. Interdisciplinary connections give birth to new ideas. Inspiration rarely comes directly to the goal – it comes from the side.
