How to Become an Idea Machine in Ten Minutes a Day
A daily practice that’s essential in our idea economy.
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Last year I read about this thing that James Altucher does. He has a habit of writing down ten ideas a day. I decided to give it a try and it changed my life. It’s been about a year and I feel like I’ve leveled up in a way that doesn’t happen very often.
Altucher says that if you write a list of 10 ideas a day, you’ll turn yourself into an idea machine. I’m all about ideas. It’s how I’m hardwired.
A while back, I found a copy of Strengthfinders at a thrift store for $3, with the code in tact. I took the test and by a whole lot, my #1 strength is ideation.
That manifests for me as a love of ideas. My own, of course, but I get excited about other people’s ideas, too. I think ideas are at the root of my deep, sustaining love for stories.
I get so excited about ideas that I have a tendency to leap into them without a ton of planning. I can clearly see the potential end point. It shines like a beacon — a fully-formed dream in fantastic detail.