Creativity And A Sudden Flood Of Ideas

in #creativity6 years ago (edited)


Sometimes when I create, it’s difficult to get new ideas. But more often than not one idea leads to the next and I can catch a new idea every hour.

A flood of ideas.

For example, the ideas for the last 5 or 6 posts I wrote came to me suddenly, sometimes while I was writing one post. Sometimes when I was re-reading the last one. Usually I find new ideas when listening to inspirational podcasts.

It doesn’t always work that way. I have to think harder when the subject matter doesn’t move me. Then it can feel forced. But when we are talking about creativity, I get very passionate. I guess this is what helps me suddenly find new ideas. Or maybe the other way around - new ideas find me.

Then there is the question of retaining ideas, not losing them.

Have you ever had a curious idea come to you and you would be walking with this idea entire day but then suddenly forget and when the time comes to create, you can’t remember it… It’s very frustrating.

That’s why I carry my notebook with me whenever I go. Sometimes I can draw Pinky and Spiky comic strip while waiting in the car or when others would simply scroll the phone.

But I guess even better way would be journaling. Sort of writing a diary. Then I would be able to write down all those interesting ideas and later act upon at least some of them.

I have tried to start writing a diary more than once but failed to continue. You probably know that feeling. At first, when the enthusiasm is high, you write every day but after a week or so, it becomes a drag, sort of one more thing you have to do with your limited time and you quit.

One diary writing technique that cartoonist Lynda Barry teaches might be easier to pursue. It only takes 7 or 8 minutes. In your notebook, you list 7-8 things you did in the last 24 hours for 2 minutes. Then list 7-8 things you saw in the last 24 hours. Also for 2 minutes. Then write something you heard someone say for 2 minutes. Like a sentence or two. And the last 2 minutes you spend drawing a picture from those previously listed ideas with something you did, saw or heard in the last 24 hours. That’s it. That’s only 8 minutes and you have your daily diary entry.

I think I’m going to try to start this type of diary again. But I have to figure out where to write it. It seems like it should be a larger notebook than the pocket one I use for drawing my comic strips. But then the problem is that I won’t be able to carry it with me wherever I go.

I’m lazy. I like to have everything I need within arm’s reach. So we’ll see which one works best.

Then I’ll always have something to choose to create from.

A sudden flood of ideas.

Do you write a diary? How often do you experience this flood of ideas? Let's keep this conversation going in the comments.

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My diary is Boring but I write for the habit

I think most diarys can be!
But I admire your habit development.

It simply helps me process the day, capture the moments.

Add some drawings for more excitement...

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Hello, @organduo You talk about a very important issue, because sometimes we run out of ideas. In my case, I also charge my notebook, I look closely at what surrounds me, I observe people, I read, I like to listen to others and there are moments when ideas arise. We live in a world full of so many wonderful things just that we should be alert. A hug

Focused and alert! Present in the moment...

Flood can destroy the whole world

Or it can revive the dry soil. 😊

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i started to write a diary about 8 years ago and only first page of it has 3 lines .. never opened that dairy again

I know how you feel. What if you only wrote down 1 important thing that you did, saw or heard every day? This takes 30 seconds... And in many years it will be a pleasure to look back at your own life.

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Precisamente a veces a mí me suele ocurrir lo mismo y es algo que me suele ocurrir a menudo, en realidad es algo bueno porque mientras escribo las primeras palabras, voy recibiendo mas y mas como si alguien estuviera poniendo esas palabras en mi mente y que precisamente coincide con lo que ya había escrito... Es algo inspirador y pienso que si intentara pensar las palabras no me saldría con tanta fluidez como me sale al recibir las palabras.

I wrote diary a long ago, but the mistake was I had been writing the failures of my life. Finally, I left writing it at the end.

Failures are the most difficult to write but the most interesting to read.))

You have shared a different angle ... great

I love diary writing. But now love photography.

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