Over the coming days, fresh ideas in your daily life — and the energy to act on them — are overflowing. If a conversation with your neighbor inspires the dialogue in your novel, jot it down. If the people in front of you in line for coffee are discussing a topic that excites you, pay attention. When aha moments arrive, take them seriously. Identify one small thing you can do to follow up on the feeling. You’ll nurture your own optimism when you do.