To be a good designer, you would need to have deep and far-reaching interests outside of the profession.

To touch somebody’s heart with design.

I didnt think that personal style had much value in graphic design.

Yes, design can make you happy.

Any excuse to get away from the computer screen is welcome.

The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body?

Being in a foreign place, preferably for the first time, having seen many things and collected new impressions, and returning to an empty hotel room with an hour or so to blow. That mix often yields fine results.