THE WIND RISES (2013)

Inspiration increases well-being due to the overall positive affect, purpose and gratitude that inspired people exhibit.

Inspiration is also more strongly related to future than to present satisfaction.

It is often believed that action needs to be preceded by motivation, which is preceded by inspiration. Not at all. It's the opposite: Action provides the Inspiration that gets you Motivated.

Your actions create the emotional reactions to motivate your future actions.N...

• Passive inspiration: Consuming the success and ideas of others;
  
• Active inspiration: Creating things, applying new ideas to our goals, and making mistakes.