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To generalize from one example: I experience this a lot. I find that ideas are interesting for a few days at most, after which point they are mind-numbingly boring. I'm curious, does anyone else experience this?
I used to have this problem a lot, and it still bugs me at times. However, I discovered I could get round it by writing a rough text riding the first wave of motivation. It needs to be in proper form, notes won't usually do.
I can then leave it for a while and get back to the text in 2-5 days, regaining about 75% of the original enthusiasm. An additional advantage is that this method of revisiting tends to produce more coherent texts, too.
I definitely do, though for me "inspirational energy" can have an even shorter half-life than a day, at least when it comes to writing. I've lost interest in ideas when I've only been without the opportunity to turn them into writing for a couple of hours or so.