I've been feeling good for a fair while, thanks in part to a few weeks of hero-dosing ketamine late last year. I've been a bit sickish recently, though, for the first time in years so I've spent a fair bit of the last couple of weeks laying low and taking inventory. And I admit I'm in a bit of a sustained period of feeling somewhat null. Apathetic? Uninspired? Meh?

I thought about making a MC Life Improvement Market for this, but inspiration is too hard to realistically track? Instead, I'll send you mana for sharing:

• Things you love

• Things that inspire you

• Things that you think I would love or be inspired by

Basically, there's no pressure to actually inspire me; I'm happy to drink from the well of inspo and loved things from a bunch of strangers on the internet so as long as it's a genuine answer, even if you're not sure I'd be into it, please share. 🧡

Still, here are some random things in case there's an overlap: I write poetry, I sing in Portuguese, I'm trying to do a chin-up with only a few weeks left, I have a modest reading goal for 2024 (suggestions welcome), I'm poised for another career pivot (interesting/uncommon ways to explore an entirely new path welcome), I take/attend a lot of courses/workshops/lectures, I had a somewhat near-death accident a couple of years ago with a TBI and I'm experimenting with optimising my cognition (insights welcome), I could do with a lot more self-discipline (tactics welcome), I play a lot of word games, and I can rarely resist the siren song of a rabbit hole, controversial topic, or good debate.

This is my first bounty but I've really loved a lot of them I've seen recently. I'll happily keep filling the coffer if the contributions are flowing.