I also have a few PDFs of notes (scanned from file folders) from “failed” projects. There’s no better inspiration when you’re stuck for ides on a future project – even if it’s entirely unrelated – than to see what you’ve done in the past. Most “failed” ideas weren’t failures at all, there was simply a *better* option.

I’ve taken up yoga recently and my teacher said something last week that really stuck with me. Our bodies are always changing – cells dying, new cells generating, etc. so what we know as our body today is really a different body than we had yesterday. So, if yesterday you thought you were not strong enough, or flexible enough, then you should keep trying, because maybe you can influence tomorrow’s body to be a flexible one. Same with creativity, or learning a new language – with enough practice, you can strengthen that muscle.