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Have a Great Idea?
Can you share it with me, or not?
Suddenly, I was bereft of ideas. This never happens! It was yesterday morning, and because I like to begin thinking about the subjects to write about a few days ahead of time, I was appalled. Nothing. I began some of my techniques to propel my mind from sinking abyss to great idea territory, like after surfing news with keywords like "polygamy," "Michelle Obama" (she's hot!), and "medical marijuana."
Nothing struck gold.
I entered the words, "great idea," into Wikimedia Commons, the first picture that comes up is this one "Image: How to take a Building by Storm." Now, that's an idea. The photo is from a 1917 National Geographic Magazine, and the picture caption reads:
Ouch! That's not the kind of idea I was looking for.
So I went biking and swimming, and expected results, not just finely-cut back and leg muscles (ha!), but because leaving my computer and experiencing the 3-D world usually opens my mind to new ideas. It didn't work, and even stopping to recline on a park bench to look at the sky produced nothing.
However, I did begin to think about the nature of ideas. I began to hear echos my father's voice when he'd enter the room when we kids made a mess, and say, "Who's great idea was this?"
I thought about a notebook of ideas I have for new products that, if they're original and if I manufactured them and learned more about marketing, the world would be a better place and I would have more money in my pocket.
Nothing struck gold.
I entered the words, "great idea," into Wikimedia Commons, the first picture that comes up is this one "Image: How to take a Building by Storm." Now, that's an idea. The photo is from a 1917 National Geographic Magazine, and the picture caption reads:
The modern soldier is trained to scale walls, just as were the soldiers of Darius the Great, Alexander the Great, Alfred the Great, and Charlemagne. There are variations, but no new principles, in the crude art of destroying human life.
Ouch! That's not the kind of idea I was looking for.
So I went biking and swimming, and expected results, not just finely-cut back and leg muscles (ha!), but because leaving my computer and experiencing the 3-D world usually opens my mind to new ideas. It didn't work, and even stopping to recline on a park bench to look at the sky produced nothing.
However, I did begin to think about the nature of ideas. I began to hear echos my father's voice when he'd enter the room when we kids made a mess, and say, "Who's great idea was this?"
I thought about a notebook of ideas I have for new products that, if they're original and if I manufactured them and learned more about marketing, the world would be a better place and I would have more money in my pocket.
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