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. If we can do that - if we can actually create the space, take the time, and exercise the discipline to properly step into an idea - I’d contend that the chances of us actually being able to then contribute to the development and improvement of it will be vastly improved.
TL;DR: Just sit with it for a while.
TL;DR: Just sit with it for a while.
Martin Weigel • The subtle art of stepping into an idea — Martin Weigel
The thing about writing is that you can't really sit down and say "and now I'll write a good thing" the way you can with most work. Instead you have to just tend your state: read good stuff, take notes, have conversations, and wait nervously for piece of writing to arrive.
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“My notebook is the microbial fungus of ideas and images I draw on when I’m writing,” he said when we first spoke.
Adam Moss • The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Ideas mostly come from the slow, quiet accumulation of seemingly banal and obvious habits. It’s just doing the right things to make sure your mind and your life are brimming with hearty compost.
Russell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share. (Do Books Book 36)
Grace Lin: She asks, Where do you get your ideas?... See more
Mo Willems: Well, Leah, that's a very good question and I'm afraid you may not like the answer because ideas are not things you get. People tend to think that ideas are things like diamonds. And then you go out and you get them and you grab them and you bring them back. But that's not what ideas are.