I think it’s true. Short of crude measures like stimulants, it does seem to ebb and flow for no obvious reasons. And it’s useful to know if you’re currently in a doldrum—you can give up forcing yourself to try to work on creative material, and turn to all the usual chores and small tasks that build up.
I like the self-test idea, but this sort of defeatism is kind of, well, self-defeating.
I think it’s true. Short of crude measures like stimulants, it does seem to ebb and flow for no obvious reasons. And it’s useful to know if you’re currently in a doldrum—you can give up forcing yourself to try to work on creative material, and turn to all the usual chores and small tasks that build up.