breeding ideas
how to breed ideas
breeding ideas
You don't have ideas because you don't read.
You can't articulate ideas because you don't write.
You can't leverage ideas because you don't build.
You feel bored, anxious, or overwhelmed because your mind wants ideas to flow but you won't let them.
DAN KOEsubstack.com“Nothing is more distressing than a thought that escapes itself, than ideas that fly off, that disappear hardly formed, already eroded by forgetfulness or precipitated into others that we no longer master.”
Cortney Cassidy • A soft manifesto
You might think it’s procrastination, but—with the right intention—it isn’t; it’s motion. And any motion whatsoever beats inertia, because inspiration will always be drawn to motion. So wave your arms around. Make something. Do something. Do anything.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
What if an idea was a path, not a product?
Like, instead of handing over a neatly wrapped insight with clear instructions and expected results, you offer a directional spark. A vibe. A creative tension. Something that invites someone else to step in, walk with it, shape it — and maybe, in doing that, find the value for themselves. — Emma Nogueira
3 States of Attention
How to Manage Multiple Interests & Actually Create Something
Passive
Entertaining myself, scrolling, not compiling anything
Save the idea as cards in Sublime
Digital Gardening
No big project in mind
Opportunity and allowance to get distracted
Curation and creation
To research is to follow a scent.
How To Research Niche Ideas in Literature and Philosophy
I will teach you how to create a system of knowledge management, or a “Second Brain.”* Whether you call it a “personal cloud,” “field notes,” or an “external brain” as some of my students have done, it is a digital archive of your most valuable memories, ideas, and knowledge to help you do your job, run your business, and manage your life without
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