找靈感 15個可以激發想象力的地方(1)
If you’re a writer or artist, you understand the power of location when it comes to creativity and finding inspiration. Looking for a place that will get your juices flowing? Here are 15 common places that can inspire your creativity.
如果你是個作家或藝術家，你就會明白位置在創造力和尋找靈感方面的重要性。你正在尋找能讓創意源源不斷的地方嗎？來看看這15種能激發你創造力的常見地方吧。1. Libraries and Bookstores
圖書館和書店Words are a wonderful thing. You could rearrange the same 26 letters to create an endless array of words that will surely tickle somebody’s fancy. Observe how things like the weight or texture of a book could offer clues for what’s hiding under the cover. A heavy book could symbolize a significant time investment for the writer (and you, the reader). A light book could be seen as a short-and-sweet escape perfect for a beach, cruise ship, or even your lunch hour.
詞語是很神奇的事情。你重新排列一下26個字母，就能創造出無限的詞語，必然會讓某些人心滿意足。觀察類似圖書的重量和圖案這些內容會幫你發現隱藏在封皮底下的線索。一本重書標誌着作家（及讀者）投入了大量的時間。一本輕書可以當做在海灘、遊艇或午餐時完美的短暫而甜蜜的休息內容。
2. Early Mornings or Late Nights
清晨或深夜You know what I love? Being awake with no sound but birds chirping and an ever-so-slight morning glow overhead while the lazy sun opens its eyes for a brand new day. But maybe you’d be more inspired by a hooting owl, glowing moon, and the sound of crickets. Morning or night, the same fact holds true: there is something innately inspiring about getting work done while the rest of the world sleeps.
你知道我喜歡什麼嗎？醒時，周圍只有鳥叫聲，朦朧的晨曦照過頭頂，慵懶的太陽睜開眼睛，開始嶄新的一天。但也許貓頭鷹的叫聲、月光和蟋蟀的鳴叫聲更能激發你的靈感。無論是清晨或是黑夜，這一事實都是成立的：當世界上其他人都在睡覺時，你與生俱來的某些東西賦予你靈感，讓你把工作做完。3. Hotels
旅館Hotels are kind of like the purgatory of living arrangements. It is a place that is hard to feel comfortable in despite the fact that you do “home-like” activities such as sleeping, bathing, and brushing. The drastic change in living arrangements could shake you out of auto-pilot from your daily routine and increase your awareness and ability to live in the present.
旅館裏的生活安排有點兒像煉獄一樣。儘管你在做“類似家裏”的活動，如睡覺、洗澡和刷牙，但是卻很難感覺到舒適。生活安排的急劇變化會讓你從每天例行的自動巡航狀態中跳出來，增加你活在當下的意識和能力。4. Bars
酒吧If you’re a writer looking to sharpen your ability to write conversational pieces that click with your audience, go bar-hopping (but not to one of the annoying ones with music so loud that you have to scream at level 11 to be heard). Alcohol has a way of breaking the barriers to authenticity, so have a drink and enjoy some plain and simple truth with fellow patrons.
如果你是一名作家，想讓自己寫的對話能更容易讓讀者理解，那就去泡吧吧。（但不是那種聲音很吵很煩人的那種酒吧，在那兒得尖叫到11級才能被別人聽到）。 酒後吐真言，所以喝上一杯吧，和酒友們享受一下簡簡單單的實話吧。5. Parks and Hiking Trails
公園和徒步旅行的路線It’s easy to forget that we humans are a small part of the life bustling throughout this world. Explore a trail while keeping an eye out for animal life. Observe the unique quirks and behaviors of each animal friend you come across. Turn off your inner-chatter, crank up your listening ear, and enjoy the sounds of the whole other world you are now a part of.
人們很容易忘記，我們只是這繁華世界的一小部分而已。探索一條路線，同時密切注意動物的生活。觀察你遇到的每個動物獨特的怪癖和行爲。關掉你內心的聲音，豎起耳朵來聽，享受另一個世界的聲音，而你現在正是這世界的一部分。6. A Bench in a Busy Downtown Area
繁忙市中心的長凳Can we just all go ahead and admit we enjoy people-watching? I love to plop down on a park bench with a notebook and coffee, watching the busy city life unfold before me. You are but one person in this big, crazy world. Check in with the rest for a fresh hit of human inspiration that will help you relate to the people around you.
我們不如直接承認吧：我們其實喜歡觀察別人？我喜歡拿着筆記本和咖啡，撲通一聲坐在公園的長凳上，觀看我面前繁忙的城市生活。你只是這瘋狂的大世界中的一個人而已。和他人交流，得到靈感上的衝擊，會有助於處理你和周圍人之間的關係。7. Record Stores
唱片店Whether you want to explore a musical genre that’s never been introduced to your ears or admire album artwork that catches your eye, a record store is one place that’s sure to inspire your creativity.
無論你是想探索從未聽過的音樂流派，或是欣賞映入眼簾的專輯封面，唱片店都是能激發你創造力的地方。
