All out of ideas?
13 ways to generate ideas and get the ball rolling again.
I need this list for myself ahead of starting #ship30for30
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13 ways to generate ideas and get the ball rolling again.
I need this list for myself ahead of starting #ship30for30
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1/13 Choose a quote
Could be your favorite or a random one.
Write about your interpretation of it.
Use "Yes, and..." "Yes, but..." or "No, actually..." to trigger a flow of ideas.
Could be your favorite or a random one.
Write about your interpretation of it.
Use "Yes, and..." "Yes, but..." or "No, actually..." to trigger a flow of ideas.
2/13 Go through your tweets
Especially the ones that got traction.
Pick one and think about how you could expand on the idea.
Especially the ones that got traction.
Pick one and think about how you could expand on the idea.
3/13 Look into your second brain aka your note-taking system
Find a note that resonates.
Then find a second one that resonates.
Maybe a third one.
How are they connected?
Can you tell a story around them?
Find a note that resonates.
Then find a second one that resonates.
Maybe a third one.
How are they connected?
Can you tell a story around them?
4/13 Listen to a podcast
Choose one you haven't listened to at all yet.
Maybe even on a topic that has nothing to with what you usually listen to.
How is this connected or relevant in some way to what you do?
Choose one you haven't listened to at all yet.
Maybe even on a topic that has nothing to with what you usually listen to.
How is this connected or relevant in some way to what you do?
5/13 Have a conversation
Talking to a friend or family member is great.
But how about striking up a conversation with a complete stranger, asking their opinion on a topic you're interested in.
Talking to a friend or family member is great.
But how about striking up a conversation with a complete stranger, asking their opinion on a topic you're interested in.
6/13 Go for a walk
Not your usual route. Pick a different neighborhood or park to explore.
Look around. What do you notice? What catches your eye?
Not your usual route. Pick a different neighborhood or park to explore.
Look around. What do you notice? What catches your eye?
7/13 Go on social media (use with caution)
Not the channel you're already on all day.
Choose a social network you don't usually frequent.
You'll probably find different people talking about your topic in a different way.
Just don't get sucked into a black hole.
Not the channel you're already on all day.
Choose a social network you don't usually frequent.
You'll probably find different people talking about your topic in a different way.
Just don't get sucked into a black hole.
8/13 Let Readwise resurface random highlights from books and articles
Often, you've already forgotten what all you've read in the past.
Spark any ideas yet?
Often, you've already forgotten what all you've read in the past.
Spark any ideas yet?
9/13 Journal
Pick up a notebook and a pen (or your favorite note-taking app), start writing and don't censor yourself.
Just let everything out what's currently going on in your life.
Pick up a notebook and a pen (or your favorite note-taking app), start writing and don't censor yourself.
Just let everything out what's currently going on in your life.
10/13 Read newsletters
Chances are there's a digital pile of unread newsletters waiting in your email inbox.
Pick up a couple and see where this leads you.
Chances are there's a digital pile of unread newsletters waiting in your email inbox.
Pick up a couple and see where this leads you.
11/13 Meditate
Just sit in silence with your thoughts.
Just sit in silence with your thoughts.
12/13 Workout
No better way to clear your head than with a good workout.
Get your heart rate up.
I often have the best ideas when stretching afterward.
No better way to clear your head than with a good workout.
Get your heart rate up.
I often have the best ideas when stretching afterward.
13/13 Attend a free webinar or masterclass
I bet there's one or the other invitation sitting in your email inbox.
Why not attend and pick up some fresh ideas. You can ignore the sales pitch at the end.
I bet there's one or the other invitation sitting in your email inbox.
Why not attend and pick up some fresh ideas. You can ignore the sales pitch at the end.
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