True when I write my stories and get stuck I read or watch something that sparks new ideas that I can use or have a discussion with some one who is willing to put in there $0.02
The reason I learned so many languages initially (aside from wanting to earn higher notice on my college application) was the saying that "Speak to person in a language they understand, and you communicate, speak to them in their native language and you're speaking directly to their heart." (paraphrased)
Until I played one of the Carmen games from 1995 with Lynn Thigpen, and I found a note left behind from one of her agents, I didn't realize that Carmen pays her people too Lol