“Once I owned being an artist, I started to focus on ways to become better. After I did that, everything I took for granted began to take on a new significance: life, a beautiful day, a day on the water, the view from the top of a building, a kind word from someone, something I didn’t believe I could do that I finally accomplished. Suddenly a blade of grass growing out of the ground was not so boring. Suddenly a bee pollinating a flower became more interesting. Babies being born. Existence. Studying became exploration and listening to music was interactive research. I began to see that everything was inspiration.“

Rakim, Sweat the Technique

Notice and look for clues.