There is a strong correlation between the amount I’m reading, and the ideas I have for this blog. When I’m reading a lot, I feel like I have ideas coming out my eyes. But when I’m in a busy spell at work and I’m struggling to find the time, I’m more likely to spend time staring at a blank page.
When I get into an ideas rut, I remember the Charlie Munger quote, “In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none, zero.”