One phrase in particular stuck in my mind.

You don’t just roll out of bed and fall onto a flat nine chord.

Of course, he was correct, but what if inspiration strikes while you are asleep? What if you do roll out of bed with a head buzzing with ideas? Or, worse, what if you wake in the middle of the night, itching to get your thoughts down, terrified of the potential regret you will face if you fail to capture them?

The solution is old school. A fountain pen, Noodlers bulletproof ink and some index cards. I also add a diet coke to the list to help pry my eyes open.

That’s all you need to capture your thoughts and ideas before returning to your comfortable pillow.

Why Noodlers bulletproof ink? Because at four in the morning it is very easy to spill that coke.