What To Do When You Have Too Many Ideas

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Too many ideas, so little time...

Every day I’m struck with new ideas, whether they’re for a new writing project, an article I know that would resonate with a wide audience or something that would help keep my family life flowing. The problem with ideas is that until they are acted upon, they are just ideas – and aren’t worth much more than the thought they were initially given.
So I capture them and then I curate them. Even still, there are a ton left once I’m done evaluating their merit, so the next step is start to do something with them. Then another problem creeps in – idea stagnation. I wind up doing a little bit with each idea, and some are never seen through to completion. It’s an ongoing battle, and it’s something that I’m not alone in.
There’s nothing wrong with having too many ideas. But what you do with them is far more important than just having them. It’s like having a lot of money but not doing anything with it. Sometimes there are just too many options. Choice is good, but too much choice can cause paralysis. If you find that you are an “idea machine” that breaks down once the ideas are supposed to turn into something tangible, there are some things you can do to give yourself a tune-up.

1. Let them simmer until it’s time for your Weekly Review. When you have an idea, write it down. But don’t do anything with it until your Weekly Review day arrives. If the idea occurs to you less than 2 days before your Weekly Review day, don’t do anything with it until the following one. Let the ideas percolate and stand together with everything else you have to do. This will help you gain perspective on the idea in terms of what you can – and can’t – do with it. If it’s something that sits in your Weekly Review for four weeks, drop it. It’s clearly not crucial to you in the grand scheme of things. And besides, if you let it go and comes back to you, then when that happens you’ll know it’s something that you need to act upon.

2. Adopt a mission statement. These come in handy when looking at what ideas you’re coming up with in that they keep you honest. If an idea fits in with the mission statement you’ve adopted, you’ll have a better understanding of whether or not it is something you need to see through to the end. If there are any conflicts with the statement, then it’s not something you’re likely to build – or build well.

3. Create idea buckets. Put all of your ideas in a bucket – and if you’ve got areas of your life that are fundamental to your happiness (such as a passion project, your work, or your family life), then create an idea bucket for each. Every time you have an idea, throw it into the pertinent bucket. When doing your Weekly Review (which you’re doing, right?) take a look at how many of those ideas are sitting in each bucket and how much progress has been made on them. If they are sitting there with no actions attached, it might be time to dump them. This tactic can be used in conjunction with, or as an alternate to, the first tactic mentioned. I use both because once the idea has simmered and it’s something that I’m intending on doing, I’ll put the idea in the corresponding bucket and turn it into a project when the timing is right.

4. Get real. This one is by far the most subjective, as everyone has their own way to do this. I look at all of my stuff (my task management application, my calendar, etc.) and really look at what I have time for. I connect with the ideas that I’m fondest of and know will bring about the most benefit to myself and others. Then I start to cull. I adopt a mindfulness by doing this regularly. I’m not really meditating, but I’m really getting in touch with all that I have on my plate and deciding – really deciding – what can stay and what has got to go. This is the hardest thing to do, usually because more ideas pop into my head while I’m doing it. But the ideas that come to mind during this time rarely stick, as they are usually meant to keep me from the objective at hand: to get real.

One of the best things about having ideas come to you regularly is that you’re never at a shortage of material to work with. But it’s the “working with” part that is the hardest part. Capturing your ideas is great, but thinking on them is what will keep you from being trapped in overwhelm and bringing your ideas to life.
If you’re an idea machine, then learning to separate the projects from the rejects is a skill worth learning. Because an idea on its own isn’t worth very much, and you’re worth so much more than that.

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THE JOURNEY TECHNIQUE

Other sections tell you about the principles of a super power memory (The Secrets Underlying a Super Power Memory) and using those principles how to remember a list of 10 items in any order by using the number Rhyme method (How to remember a list of 10 items). Now I want to tell you about another technique for memorising information that the Romans and Greeks used and which is advocated by 5 times World Champion Dominic O'Brien. It is a peg system in its own right and utilises locations in or around places that you are familiar with.
 Imagine the house where you live, see the front door as you walk in. Then, in your mind's eye, walk through the house visiting every room in turn, just as if you were really doing it.
 That was quite easy wasn't it? The key to this technique is to pick 10 specific places in your house (individual rooms or specific pieces of furniture) so that as you walk round your house in your imagination, you visit each place in turn in the same order each time. You may have chosen the following:

1. Front Door	6. Stairs
2. Table Hallway	7. Your bed in your bedroom
3. Sofa in your lounge	8. Wardrobe
4. TV in your lounge	9. Bath
5. Kitchen	10. Toilet

 Once you have chosen the 10 locations in your house, practice visualising the journey both forwards and backwards so that you have a clear and vivid image of each place and that every time you mentally "walk" the journey, the order of the places is always the same. In your mind you may have seen something like this:
 "The blue FRONT DOOR opens into a long hallway. Walking past the ornate wooden HALLWAY TABLE, you make your way into the lounge. In the corner of the lounge is your favourite orange SOFA opposite your TELEVISION. At the far end of the lounge is the door to the KITCHEN with its bright white worktops and blue and white tiled floor. In the hallway again you go up the STAIRS to your bedroom and sit on your large wooden framed BED. In the one corner stands your large WARDROBE. Back onto the landing you walk into the bathroom and see the white BATH next to the matching TOILET."
  Now let's look at the list we memorised in the Section on the Number Rhyme System. It was:
Tomato
Birdcage
Chair
Pencil
Donkey
Soap
Telephone
Path
Bed
Doughnut
Now using the principles of a super power memory (The Secrets Underlying a Super Power Memory) associate each item on the list with a stage of your journey. For example, associate a tomato with your front door, a birdcage with the hall table and so on. When you have done that, try and recall the list by mentally visiting each stage on your journey.
 Once you had associated the items on the list with the locations your journey may have looked like this:
 "A large red tomato the size of a football, just thrown against the blue FRONT DOOR, oozes its tangy juices as it slowly slides down the door's shiny surface. Into the hallway, the tall red bottomed birdcage on the ornate wooden HALLWAY TABLE rattles noisily as you bump into it. As you enter the lounge you step back in surprise as someone has placed a massive chair on top of your favourite orange SOFA. You wanted to watch TELEVISION but unfortunately it is not working because of the six foot long pencil that has been pushed through the screen. You decide to have a drink but you can't get into the KITCHEN because a large donkey is sat on the floor braying loudly. You have had enough, so you decide to go to bed. On your way up the STAIRS you keep slipping over the yellow bar of soap that can be found on each step. You finally make it to the bedroom but cannot get into your BED because a large purple telephone is in the way and is ringing quite loudly. All of a sudden, the WARDROBE door bursts open as two workmen start laying a path across your bedroom floor. You go out onto the landing and into your bathroom only to see a four poster wooden bed sat in your BATH. And if that wasn't bad enough, a huge sugar coated doughnut is in the pan of your TOILET."
 To remember the list, just walk through your journey in your mind and you will see the tomato on the door, the birdcage on the hallway table etc.
 Now you have another technique for remembering lists. With this technique you can remember absolutely anything you want to for example speeches, information for exams or any other information that you need to have at your fingertips. It is a very flexible system and its potential, is only limited by the number and length of the journeys that you are able to create in your mind.

How to Improve Memory Recall

You absorb a lot of information and knowledge in your daily life--important information that you use at work and in your relationships. When you want access to that information, but realize that you cannot recall it, frustration and stress kick in. According to the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, you can improve your memory recall by exercising your brain and body। Learn how to use medically proven techniques to improve your memory recall.

१Turn information you read or learn into rhymes or songs। If you want to recall a list or paragraph, sing it to a familiar tune। A good example is how children learn the alphabet letters by singing them to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
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Exercise your brain by solving puzzles. You can find numerous mind puzzles online by visiting puzzles.com or by searching on "mind puzzles." Solving puzzles on a regular basis will ensure the growth of more brain cells, which can help memory recall.
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Learn to breathe correctly by doing yoga breathing. When you are trying to recall something, your brain uses up a lot of oxygen. The brain needs oxygen to function. Breathing correctly through yoga breathing can maximize your oxygen intake. You can watch numerous yoga breathing exercises on YouTube.com (see Resources for an example).
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Eat foods that directly affect the performance of the brain, such as cheese, milk and peanuts, which contain amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of "neurotransmitters," which carry signals from brain cell to brain cell. You will notice you are recalling things more easily if you maintain a balanced diet rich in amino acids.
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Drink nine glasses of water every day. Water makes up 90 percent of your blood cells. Blood cells transport oxygen to the brain. Drinking water will help ensure that your brain gets enough oxygen, which is important for memory recall.
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Sleep 7 or more hours every day. Sleep plays an important role in brain cell development. You breathe more deeply and slowly during sleep, thereby increasing your oxygen intake. When you wake up, try recalling your dreams or what you had for dinner the night before. You'll notice an improvement in your memory recall with just 7 hours of sleep a night.

How to Improve Memory - Proven Memory Techniques

There are simple ways that you, too, can improve your memory. Become more popular and impress your new acquaintances when you easily remember simple facts about them.

Imagine being able to remember someone's name and the details of your last conversation you had with them. People will begin to like and trust you more when you relate to them on a more personal level.

How can you improve memory?

These 3 tips can help you gain the mental control you desire:

Instructions

1. • १ Play with puzzles daily:
     Just like physical exercises strengthen your muscles, keep you heart running and improve your health, brain exercises strengthen the connections between your brain cells, build new ones and improve memory.

     A fun way of improving your memory is to complete math puzzles, like sudoku, or do jigsaw puzzles. These types of puzzles can help to improve your memory by encouraging you to define patterns and make the correct associations in order to finish this task.

     The human brain stores memories readily, but in order to recall a memory, your brain has to find a link to it such as another memory. Therefore, by quickly recognizing these patterns, you are actually exercising your brain.

   • २ Consciously pay attention to every day tasks:

     Observation is the key here. Say it loudly as you do the task, if it helps. Involve as many senses as it makes sense. It may seem silly at first, but it really helps!

     By doing so, if the information does not get registered into memory by the perception of one sense organ, your brain may just pick up the signals dissipated by your other sense organs.

     So what we are doing here, in essence, is attempting to improve concentration on the task at hand.

     The key to being able to remember details is to visually link them together with like details. Your brain can easily recall pictures rather then uninteresting letters or numbers. This is a very simple technique, but one that requires some practice.

   • 3 Visualize the scenario in your mind's eye:

     As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So by visualizing what it is you want to remember, you could potentially save yourselves from memorizing several words instead!

     With this technique, use your imagination to simply make a movie out of the information you strive to remember. This is a powerful tool that helps improve memory. By linking successive pictures of your information together in a sequence that makes sense, you are creating your own little movie.

     Visual memory is much stronger than verbal memory. By adding the visual element to your information, you are making it so much easier for it to be absorbed. You can easily remember things using this technique that may not have been possible for you to do before.

Tips & Warnings

• Memory games and memory tests are a great way to strengthen the connections between your brain cells, build new ones and improve memory. And moreover, they are just plain fun!

• We now know that the connections between brain cells change everyday as we learn new things and have new experiences. And that is good news, because that means, there is always scope to improve these connections, and by extension, improve memory.

• Try other memory techniques like Association, Repetition and Mnemonics to remember specific information.