I feel you. My flat affect makes me feel like I have cotton in my brain. I come here on PC and I have nothing to talk about because my affect is so flat that I'm not inspired to say anything at all.


The trick that I've learned though, is if I just go into the right environment then I can become motivated to read and write. Also, everyday I try to listen to something beautiful, say something reasonable, and read something interesting, even if I read the same book. I've read faust and Ender's Game each half a dozen times, I've read Harry Potter's Deathly Hollow twice (audio version of that.)


If emotionally I can't summon any motivation, I turn on something that greases the brain cell. I have a Spotify playlists called Deep Thought that I've been growing for a couple years now, there's no lyrics in any of these songs, but I then try to focus on the emotion it should provoke and write something that the music inspired.


Even though I have read Faust at least 6 times now, I started to write a blog post about the Ethics within the Tragedy. I'm still a ways from completing it though.


The cord of last recall is to go into a quiet bar and have a few tall beers, but that's only when im desperate, which I typically am. :-/ My other safe zone is the library. Have you visited your library yet? Is there one near you? Good libraries will let you have an app (like OverDrive) that allows you to check out audio books, and they'll have dvd's and blu rays too for something new for you two to watch together. Engaging in philosophy doesn't always have to include old, dusty books. Brew some high quality coffee, and bring a snack so you can enjoy a few hours there. The thing with books, is that they may add value to life but they might not give you meaning, experiences and relationships can give you deeper meaning I think. The scholar's life might be a little sterile for many.