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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 8722393" data-attributes="member: 97077"><p>I count myself lucky that I have not experienced this. Inspiration can be found everywhere and there are some brain hacks I've figured out over time:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Play as much as I DM to recharge the batteries.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Watch others DM and play, especially games that aren't great. Think about how to make what the DM was trying to do work better.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keep a calendar of when I have been the most creative or motivated to prep and figure out the pattern, then try to set aside that time as sacrosanct. (Mine is after dinner on weeknights or very late weekend nights.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Break down big projects into tiny pieces and then do at least one tiny piece per day. Slowly prep the next campaign while playing the current one.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Booze.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>