Have you noticed during the process of creating idea lists that you fall into certain patterns that aren't serving you in your quest to become an idea machine? The first step in breaking bad habits is acknowledging what they are and making the decision to change them.
I would like to share ten ideas that have improved my ideas lists since I've been doing them
Congratulations you are at the first blockage in becoming an idea machine. Here are some of the things I do to overcome this.
Select a theme and identify the ideas from that theme. Ex: School, College, Army, International Space station and the list goes on
There are definitely a few things I'm aware I need to be better about when it comes to list-making. Plus, I'm sure there are other ways I could be better that I'm not aware of.
RE the former-- hopefully this list will force me to identify things I can improve on, so that I can target what to do better
RE the latter-- I'm curious to read what others have to say and see whether any of it applies to me as well.
Sometimes I write lists too quickly for the sole purpose of getting them done. This isn't ideal because my idea quality is lower.
These are the bad habits I've noticed myself developing in the process of creating idea lists. I'm creating this list in the hopes that recognizing what they are will help me overcome them and maybe help some of you overcome them as well.
The purpose of the daily practice of creating idea lists is to improve creativity in coming up with solutions to problems. And the best growth in creativity comes from the struggle of writing one or two more ideas when you feel you've already hit your limit. Relying on AI to round out a list or even to create your list entirely is antithetical to this purpose. Using the AI Assistant can be a useful tool after I've already exhausted myself in coming up with ideas, but it shouldn't be the base of my ideas.
