[ElHacker]

Having the habit of writing down your ideas everyday sounds like a good exercise to improve your redaction skills. I don't see much more value other than that. Yes, ideas are cheap, getting them to actually produce value is not. On the other hand I would argue that the best piece of advice in this blog post is the development of discipline itself.

Developing discipline is difficult and expensive. At the beginning is a hard process. You need to get used to come everyday, sit down and do whatever you are supposed to do. The first few days/weeks you might want to set an special time for your activity. This time slot must be immovable and sacred. As the days go by you will develop a certain dependency on your routine, I call that effect momentum. Once you get a bit of momentum everything becomes easier and very enjoyable.

I'm on the process of developing discipline myself. I come everyday for 1 to 2 hours after my day job, sit down, grab an English etymology book to improve my vocabulary, and do the exercises very methodically. I do this because English is not my first language. The days I don't do my work I notice that something is missing, I even feel guilty for not pushing myself to do my daily routine. Using excuses makes my guilt even worse. That's why I do my best to not fail my routine.

When applied, discipline is a powerful tool to fully develop any of your ideas. And that's where the real value is.