(1) Don't Let Good Ideas Get Away - by David Epstein Don't Let Good Ideas Get Away
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(1) Don't Let Good Ideas Get Away - by David Epstein Don't Let Good Ideas Get Away
Carry a notebook and a pen with you wherever you go. Get used to pulling it out and jotting down your thoughts and observations. Copy your favorite passages out of books. Record overheard conversations. Doodle when you’re on the phone.
Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)
Define a place to capture story ideas, like an app or a notebook. Don’t rely on your brain to remember it later.
Karen Eber • The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories that Inform, Influence, and Inspire
Capture vs process
is one more important
or are they two phases to oscillate between?
As I begin to structure my notes I also have to preserve the utility of the free writing which often yields insights.
The difficult thing here is to handle the exchange between the analytics part of the brain that seeks to organize every detail, and the creative side