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5 Simple Methods to Keep Generating Fresh, Innovative Ideas
Trying to think up new ideas is a counter intuitive process. Do you ever notice that the harder you look for it, the harder it is to find?
It’s incredibly frustrating when you focus your mental energy on trying to find that one insight. You spend hours, days, or even weeks trying to find the solution to an issue.
Yet there are other times when that “Eureka!” moment just pops up out of nowhere. And of course, your brilliant idea arrives when you happen to be far away from your computer.
If you can’t force your way towards a great idea, then what can you do instead?
The problem with relying on intense concentration is that it isn’t enough. You can’t simply “think your way through” things. You end up running in circles, recycling the same old concepts.
What you need is a trigger. Something that inspires you, something that forces you to think outside your current train of thought. Once you step outside that cycle, you can generate one creative idea, which leads to another, and so on.
Here are 5 methods you can use to stimulate fresh, innovative ideas:
