“We don’t know wherewe get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops.” – John Cleese
Often I write about “blocking” for Energy Generation and habit tweaking.
However this is also a powerful tool for Idea Generation.
If we are looking to innovate, what we do know is that the new idea likely isn’t going to come to us from our immediate inputs and cultural bubbles.
Our everyday routine cultivates path dependence. A “sameness” that is difficult to avoid even when we want to.
We need space.
Go offline.
Spend 5 hours, spend a day, spend a weekend.
Yes it’s great for energy, yes it’s great for mental health, and, it is exceptional for cultivating new and exciting ideas.
Our computers and phones are incredible tools for connection and distribution, but the wide open world is tough to beat for inspiration.
