InksEnd » creativity http://www.inksend.com/blog "I experimented with ink pens a time or two. And I didn't like them, and didn't press down on the paper, and never tried them again." Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:55:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Brain Rain http://www.inksend.com/blog/2006/05/05/brain-rain/ http://www.inksend.com/blog/2006/05/05/brain-rain/#comments Fri, 05 May 2006 07:53:49 +0000 Dennis http://www.inksend.com/blog/?p=7 Continue reading →]]> James reminds me of a great point often forgotten in his post Warm, Partly Cloudy, 100% Chance of Brain Rain. Sure, I set aside time every day to plan my days activities, but I haven’t been setting aside time to brainstorm.

  • set aside 10 minutes, each and every day
  • have pen and paper handy
  • allow yourself the freedom to think crazy thoughts
  • don’t worry if nothing really productive springs to mind right away
  • periodically scan over your notes from these sessions as things may pop into your mind after they have “marinatedâ€� for a while
  • if no ideas pop into your head pick a fun topic and doodle a bit
  • use word association to get things rolling if you feel stuck e.g. thinking -> thoughts -> mind -> brainstorm -> brain rain

With the ability to voice record on phones, mp3 players today you won’t even need to bother with that pen and paper part at all!

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