Brainstorming is an integral part of the thought process. It could be for a book, paper, presentation, or even a text that will keep your romantic hopes alive. We need to think about all the different facets of our problems, and make sure that we can come up with the right solution. Most of the time we are searching for that one great idea, and we hope that if we sit at a desk long enough and write enough words down that it will magically appear.
However, great ideas aren't forced out, they pop out of nowhere. This is why last minute work is never our best, because we dont give our brains time to process. Much like the times when you try and think of a name and can't, only to think of it hours or days later, our brains are constantly working to find the information that we need, may it be a name, place, date, or even a great idea.
The mind needs to be stimulated by different things, breaking away from the normal autopilot that so many of function on. Sitting at a table or a desk trying to think of a solution to a problem hardly inspires great ideas. However going about our planned day and doing tasks as mundane as washing the dishes or getting groceries, could spark a moment of brilliance. These ideas can strike anytime and anywhere, and if we are ready, we can capture them and turn them into a reality.
However, if we are not ready, those great ideas can slip through our fingers and be lost in the murk of our subconscious forever. This is why practicing brainstorming is so critical.
In order to harvest this great technique of creating and holding on to those great ideas, we need to start thinking about taking down our ideas wherever we go. Download whichever app works best for you, and start a list, listing all the great ideas (and the normal ones too!) that you have throughout the day. You'd be surprised with what you come up with.
Once you start taking these down, you will get more and more practice at being brilliant. This will make it so much easier when you actually sit down and have to write that paper, presentation, chapter, or text that your entire love life hinges on.
You also begin to see ideas you would have previously missed that seemingly pop out of nowhere and are inspired by the most innocuous of circumstances.
My qualifications for such a statement? I wrote this article on an exercise bike using the Speare mobile app.
Start to actively brainstorm today. You can do it anytime. You can do it anywhere.
The mind needs to be stimulated by different things, breaking away from the normal autopilot that so many of function on. Sitting at a table or a desk trying to think of a solution to a problem hardly inspires great ideas. However going about our planned day and doing tasks as mundane as washing the dishes or getting groceries, could spark a moment of brilliance. These ideas can strike anytime and anywhere, and if we are ready, we can capture them and turn them into a reality.
However, if we are not ready, those great ideas can slip through our fingers and be lost in the murk of our subconscious forever. This is why practicing brainstorming is so critical.
In order to harvest this great technique of creating and holding on to those great ideas, we need to start thinking about taking down our ideas wherever we go. Download whichever app works best for you, and start a list, listing all the great ideas (and the normal ones too!) that you have throughout the day. You'd be surprised with what you come up with.
Once you start taking these down, you will get more and more practice at being brilliant. This will make it so much easier when you actually sit down and have to write that paper, presentation, chapter, or text that your entire love life hinges on.
You also begin to see ideas you would have previously missed that seemingly pop out of nowhere and are inspired by the most innocuous of circumstances.
My qualifications for such a statement? I wrote this article on an exercise bike using the Speare mobile app.
Start to actively brainstorm today. You can do it anytime. You can do it anywhere.
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