Childhood is a promise that is never kept.
If our main goal is to connect emotionally, we should want to have as many tools as we possibly can to achieve that goal. The more abilities that we have, the more choices we can make musically.
I have come up with very creative ideas that really didn't work with the song I was currently composing.
Writing a song is much like being an author. Yes, we all have tools to write (everyone has a brain I hope!), but that doesn't all of a sudden make us best selling authors.
Mistakes can be good things, because it is an unexpected thing.
Hooks need to be predictable and not predictable at the same time.
Sometimes just getting out of the house and doing something you haven't done in a long time (or never done!) can open up the doors to musical inspiration.
Music is an art form too. Sometimes other forms of art can be inspiring to the musician.
Location is a very important aspect to songwriting.