When To Your Million Dollar Ideas Hit?

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usually while I zone out at work, or walking around zoning out... which seems to happen a lot.

I find when I just let my mind work things out without actively thinking about it I come up with some pretty cool shit. This is also how I used to beat games like '7guest', '11th hour', Myst, etc. when I had the time to play them.

I try to write down everything I think of - and whenever i read or hear of a neat idea, i try to think of a way to monetize it online.
 


There's a great book on getting ideas:
Amazon.com: How to Get Ideas (BK Life): Books: Jack Foster,Larry Corby
The basic idea is to fill your head with as much infos as you can and then wait for a miracle, which strangely enough works wonderfully on a regular basis.
I'd also recommend Image Streaming.

Also: Have a notepad and a pen handy. NOT to secure your million dollar ideas but to ban the idea on paper and get back to work. Ideas are worthless. It's working on implementing them that makes the money.

If only I followed my own advice ...
 
Aequitas said:
Yeah I used to take sleeping pills because of it but the doctor told me he was no longer giving them to me because I was becoming addicted haha fucking doctor, now I'm back to only getting maybe 4 hours of sleep in a row before I wake up and think OH FUCK yes thats great, start up the computer and start working again.

My friends call me a disapearing act because sometimes I'll go two weeks straight non stop work, work, work.
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Tyler Durden?
 
Honestly my best ideas usually come during conversation. It's one of the reasons I waste time on boards like this. I don't really converse with a lot of people day to day, but when I'm on the boards or on IM or on the phone with someone... that's when my gears start whirring.

Necessity is the mother of invention. I truly believe that. You listen to people say "I wish someone made a __________ that did _________" enough times and eventually you realize, hey, I can do that!
 
Richard Feynman said he got his best ideas when he was shaving.

Me? I get them at those times when I'm not at the computer.

Yeah I used to take sleeping pills because of it but the doctor told me he was no longer giving them to me because I was becoming addicted haha fucking doctor, now I'm back to only getting maybe 4 hours of sleep in a row before I wake up and think OH FUCK yes thats great, start up the computer and start working again.

My friends call me a disapearing act because sometimes I'll go two weeks straight non stop work, work, work.
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Do you exercise, Aequitas? I try to exercise whenever I can throughout the day, and try to lift weights until I can barely lift them anymore. This helps me sleep well.
 
I get these "flashes of brilliance" when the computer is off too. If your mind is fatigued from working for hours straight, it is much harder to come up with million dollar ideas. My best ones hit when taking a piss, on the shitter, laying in bed at night, or within the first 20 minutes of starting work everyday. Notice how these are usually all states of relaxation for the mind. It's funny how your mind works best when it is not pressed to think but just functions at it's own pace.
 
rograndom said:
Tyler Durden?
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Who the fuck is Tyler Duren?

justgold79 said:
Do you exercise, Aequitas? I try to exercise whenever I can throughout the day, and try to lift weights until I can barely lift them anymore. This helps me sleep well.
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Yeah I used to do a bunch of push-ups and sit-ups before bed and tried to go for a run after dinner so I'd be tired come 1am or someshit but thats the problem when you work on the computer all day long you begin to get lazy haha.
 
The best million dollar ideas are other people's - I make a point of spending as much time as possible talking and communicating with people and reading and eventually this knowledge will distill into a kinda "big picture" realisation that there's something missing - it's also true that many heads are better than one.

In my experience, the silliest ideas are the ones that come when you are drunk, high, or very tired - these are usually the ones where you wake up the next morning and think "What the fuck was I thinking"
 
I take a 30 min aimless walk each day. I've found that's when I have the best ideas, maybe because there are few distractions. Hopefully I don't get lost in thought and run over. :)
 
they come during taking a shower..... best time of the day, no one disturbs you, some minutes to relax...... and in the car :)

but because I like the WF forum a lot, I will give you a million dollar idea RIGHT NOW....... without any ebook, subscripton or anything else!

MILLION DOLLAR IDEA:
FREE WLAN for EVERYONE..... like fon. com, but better!!!
- you need WLAN AP with a good range.... perhaps a need to wait for WiMax
- set up APs in your community (if you buy a lot of AP, you get good prices)
- of course you need an ISP with good bandwith
- tell all people to use your WLAN FOR FREE

How to earn money? Only access is VIA a modded firefox browser.
People have to register your page, enter name and interests.

When they log on into WLAN, their FF browser will show them 100% rel ads, because they choose their interest. You also can regionalise it, because you know where their AP is. So show them ads on local parties/stores etc...
People will use it, because it is 100% FREE INTERNET.

When you APs are in your WHOLE country, YOU MADE IT!

:anon.sml:
 
I don't have any million dollar ideas. I let other people come up with them and then I take their idea and do it better. I have found that to be much easier.
 
Weenie said:
I don't have any million dollar ideas. I let other people come up with them and then I take their idea and do it better. I have found that to be much easier.
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And thats why you, sir, are a weenie
 
I have good ideas while sitting in transportation.

Yeah, I know... weird.

Somehow the transitory stage - in between points - makes it easier to zone out of it all.

Damnit, I only have 15 min to work now.

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