Keeping a Sketchpad Handy

I often find myself thinking up great ideas when I’m bored. For example, if I’m in math class, I come up with random story ideas or character concepts that I wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. Most of this happens when I’m not too conscious of creating anything relevant to art. Perhaps this is because we often think too much about creating and that rarely yields any good results. Whether you are a graphic designer, painter, or musician, forced work seldom leads to your greatest ideas. One should actively seek out things that inspire them but there's a difference between actively looking and trying too hard.