Inspiration is a magical thing, a productivity multiplier, a motivator. But it won’t wait for you. Inspiration is a now thing. If it grabs you, grab it right back and put it to work.

Hansson frames inspiration not as a rare muse to be awaited, but as a fleeting, time-sensitive resource that can dramatically amplify output when acted on immediately. The quote contrasts inspiration’s power—“magical,” a “productivity multiplier”—with its unreliability: it “won’t wait.” The practical counsel is to treat inspiration like a perishable opportunity: capture it, convert it into concrete work, and ride the momentum before it dissipates. Implicitly, this favors systems that reduce friction (tools, habits, quick starts) so that when motivation spikes, it can be translated into progress rather than lost to delay or overplanning.