That last bit... I completely agree with. Innovation is driven by emotion. In my case, it is usually frustration that the thing I wish existed that doesn't yet

That last bit... I completely agree with. Innovation is driven by emotion. In my case, it is usually frustration that the thing I wish existed that doesn't yet exist. I then make it for myself. I write a patent application for it and it's granted, but I don't make enough money to pay the maintenence fees. I do the project and it's successful, but I can't pay for advertising or whatever to keep it afloat for the few years it would take for it to gain enough traction with enough people. Or I get people to agree to a service trade and they don't up hold their end of the bargain which is sometimes video recording and editing, sometimes assisting, and sometimes other things I don't have the resources to do myself. I think doers without money are trapped in a cycle too. I don't understand writer's block—or at least I didn't until I read your last couple of paragraphs. I'd never thought of that problem before and I appreciate your laying it out so clearly. I do think it is important to enjoy the basic mechanical process of creative whatevers, especially if those whatevers are business ideas. As an artist, I generally think of an idea as great if it is one that is not justified by the labor it takes to produce it. These ideas are what art is all about for me. Take an Andy Warhol or a Sol LeWitt or a Peter Halley... or any filmmaker who has a crew for example... they have the great idea and hire others to execute. Others are inspired to execute because your idea is great or because they are in great need of cash. Either way. I don't know how this works in business, but I thought I'd offer another perspective in the interest of sharing and learning. Thanks for your comment. It made me think about why someone would want to be a fill-in-the-blank enough to try to go through these motions and fail because they just want the identity. But then there is a solution there-- those people need to think about why they want that identity, and if in fact, that identity is actually desirable and why. I think their answer and a tweak and motivation might be found there.