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by drtournier 1569 days ago
Some things that help me a lot:

- Go walk outside

- Consume media / go to events with topics that are VERY different than my field of expertise

- Do any kind of art

- Play like a kid

- Last but not least, my favorite: Have a lot of bad ideas. https://seths.blog/2018/06/the-two-simple-secrets-to-good-id...

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I really like the idea of converting this from a problem of quality to a problem of quantity! I'm sure that in amongst a sea of terrible ideas you're bound to stumble upon some good ones, even if by accident
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