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Ideation
Brad Blackman | Apr 24 2006
Where do you come up with ideas? Is there any place you go to get inspired? What prevents you from getting ideas? Is it loud music or a quiet, place? A cluttered desktop with all sorts of fun toys and trinkets, or a blank, white wall? 10 Comments
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This is totally perverse but...Submitted by emory on April 24, 2006 - 9:03am.
mcnicks wrote:
This is totally perverse but I honestly seem to come up with ideas when I do not have any devices available to record them in their pristine state. Its one of the reasons why I started to carry my moleskine everywhere.It does seem to be a rather bizarre psychological operation that goes on, though: must be something to do with self-censorship and avoiding-blame or something. My wife insists that she gets her best ideas in the shower. » POSTED IN:
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