Comments on: How To Become An Idea Machine http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/ Ideas for a World Out of Balance Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3 By: Josh http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-47235 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-47235 I’m not trying to be spammy on here, but I just wanted to put this comment onto every article about becoming an idea machine…

This has been hugely helpful in my life, so first of all, thanks James.

Some days it’s harder to come up with what to make a list about, so I started this blog to help me (and hopefully other people too):
http://ideas-for-ten-ideas-a-day.tumblr.com/

If anyone needs help getting started or keeping up with the habit – please check it out, and if you have ideas for “idea lists” – please send them to me so I can add them!

]]> By: MJ http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-47078 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-47078 Another idea would be to go out, pick a random public place to just sit (a park, a coffee shop, a mall, etc) and observe what’s going on around you (what people are doing, how things are designed, what people are wearing, how people are interacting, etc.) soon you come up with ideas based on what you see. It happens to me all the time.

]]> By: Zachary (QuickMeUps.com) http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-46796 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:17:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-46796 This article’s 2 yrs. old, but I’m new here and comments are still open, so here we go! Firstly, thanks for the post James, some great insights!

I generally record an idea or two daily, but I love the idea of forcing oneself to knock out 10. Personally, my muse is in nature. I can sit down under a tree, take a few deep breaths, and it’s like the light haze over my brain will lift and I’ll be good to go.

Ideas obviously can come at any moment – in the shower, while driving, while doing something completely unrelated – but I’m curious if you have a special place where you seem to have more ideas? Two weeks ago I spent a number of days at a lake here in Chile and had ideas aplenty. My major hindrance is my full-time job, I can’t wait to work more freelance and be able to dedicate more time + energy to writing.

I’ve been in touch with a couple companies for part-time writing, but am curious if you have any good ideas of how to get a foot in the door as a free-lance writer, besides google searches.

Thanks again!
Zac

]]> By: albert mark http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-46537 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-46537 Fascinating
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]]> By: Arbico Gaming http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-43841 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 09:22:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-43841 Thanks for the idea…

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]]> By: Carter http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-43399 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-43399 The idea is important in that you need something to execute. When every one is telling you success is in the execution, you become overwhelmed because you think how can I execute an idea that doesn’t exist. This post is any exercise in getting over that initial hurdle so that you can get to the hard and more important steps.

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-43035 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:27:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-43035 I know this article was posted 8 months ago but I just want to say thank you to James for writing it. It was just what I needed as I try to launch a new business for the first time. I feel quite overwhelmed, especially by the fact that I will need to go to a foreign country to meet potential suppliers when I don’t know the local language and have zero experience importing goods. Several times I have thought about abandoning my business as my parents constantly pressure me to get a “real job.” But something inside me just cannot let go until I give it a real try. If I dont go the full mile I know that I will always regret giving into my fear, but the fear is palpable. James, your words “what might be too big for you (thinking of the next step) might not be too big for someone else (they might easily know, and not be afriad of, what the next step is)” have given me courage. Today my daily practice has been to list all of the necessary future steps that seem to big for me to do on my own and below them, list people who might be able to help me or at least direct me to friends or “friends of friends” that can help me turn these mountains into mole hills.

]]> By: John http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-42984 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-42984 Thanks for the idea

]]> By: Divesh http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-42961 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:46:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-42961 Great ideas Ben! Easy and practical.

]]> By: Steve http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2012/10/how-to-become-an-idea-machine/#comment-42416 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=9417#comment-42416 Great come back question. I found the hyperventilating style to very off putting too. What kind of a life does someone have who behaves like a robot? Such BS.

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