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>I can't do it with something that's not inherently stimulating
good writing should indeed be about pursuing what you find inherently stimulating. (commercial slop is written by people who write what they think the Average Reader will find stimulating.) but to write well, you first need to diligently trudge through other writers' work, which you might not always find stimulating, and be on the alert for new interesting sensations and ideas that hadn't occurred to you before. you need to sensitise yourself to new stimuli. hope that makes some kind of sense.