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15 Tips for Generating Ideas When You’re Drawing a Blank

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments · news, personal

This has happened to me. From the beginning of my carrier as Software Engineer, some times nothings comes to my mind when I need more and more ideas to finish some work. Most probably you all have experienced with this kind of situations or if not you still haven't done any serious work. When this happened to me I always go and talk to friend about it or something else to clear mind and start from the beginning. So I found this nice article 'Deadline Busters: 15 Tips for Generating Ideas When You’re Drawing a Blank' which will help you to find the big idea when you need it most. List of tips from the above article:
  1. Start cleaning your immediate area
  2. Impose a deadline
  3. Use a different medium
  4. Define the problem clearly
  5. Surround yourself with materials
  6. Relax your breathing, cool your nerves
  7. Create a mind map
  8. Ask a friend
  9. Think with your eyes wide shut
  10. Sleep on it
  11. Don’t be afraid to use Google
  12. Don’t be afraid to ask questions
  13. Crank on some tunes
  14. Exercise
  15. Perspiration, not inspiration
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