Have you ever wondered that? Have you ever wondered why some of your best ideas hit you at the most random moments?
Taking a shower. Driving down the road. Falling asleep. Going to the bathroom. (The bathroom inspires me I guess…)
I read a book last night called A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young. It’s a very short, simple read but has some great content. The book gives a great definition of an idea:
An idea is nothing more nor less than a new combination of old elements.
Let that sink in for a second. Ideas come when you connect the dots in a way that you didn’t see before.
Think of it like cooking. Let’s say you had five ingredients out on the table to work with. There may be one obvious recipe that jumps out at you based on those five ingredients, but if you stop to think it through, you will probably find hundreds of combinations of menu items you could produce.
You’re taking old elements (what you already know – in this case, the ingredients) and finding new combinations for those ingredients.
Interesting stuff…
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