All of this can leave you wondering — when did being inspired feel like so much work?
Curiosity and wonder are innate to all humans, and particularly prevalent in children, but over time, as questions turn to knowledge and we use judgment to navigate the world, we are in this mindset less. And similar to muscles that atrophy, our natural ability to feel inspired can be harder to tap into the less often we use it. When I joined Pinterest in Spring of 2020, I was keen to unpack the nebulous concept of inspiration (Pinterest is colloquially known as the “home of inspiration”) in a time that felt