Find Something New

Sometimes it gets stale.  Everything.  Life.  You do the same routine.  You visit the same haunts.  Your mind keeps thinking the same thoughts.  If this is you, find something new and do it fast.

New things are amazing.  They stimulate you in a way that no other thing happens.  It is a true adventure.  You have no idea what will happen next and all you want to do is keep moving forward to find out.  I consider myself very picky, so finding something new that is engrossing is a rare treat.

I recently had this experience with a new comic find: Seven Extraordinary Things.  It is a semi-autobiographical account of a person growing up, mostly about his time at art school.  I found it through an ad on another comic, started reading, and just couldn't stop.  Not only was it beautiful, but it was just that kind of story that I couldn't stop reading.

That is the kind of experience that we need.  Some people need it all the time.  Some people need it every now and then.  But we all need to experience new things regularly.  The invigoration and inspiration it gives us is incomparable.

And really, you don't need it to be a book or comic. It could be a movie, a song, even a video game.  Anything that thoroughly engages you will do this kind of thing for you.  So break from your habits, even if only for a little bit, and experience something new.  You probably won't regret it.