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Out of curiosity, what do you do to get your mind moving? For example: Whenever I have to get a project done or think something up on the fly, I'll ...
- 12-13-2009 #1Just Joined!
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Out of curiosity, what do you do to get your mind moving? For example: Whenever I have to get a project done or think something up on the fly, I'll pull out my trusty Rubik's Cube and start fiddling around with it 'til inspiration hits me with a frying pan.
What do you do?
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Thelonius Monk will get me going a lot of the times, he inspires me or working on something mechanical, fixing something around the house or the car will get me thinking.
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I've got my Rubik's Cube on my desk, I'll listen to music, or just look online for inspiration for whatever I'm doing.
- 12-13-2009 #4Linux Guru
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- 12-13-2009 #5Linux Engineer
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I don't have anything now, but when I was a much younger woman, I used to put off programming/scripting jobs until my next period. Laugh if you like but I found that I could think more creatively then than at any other time.
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Bright ideas and solutions to problems usually come to me when I'm trying to go to sleep, thereby keeping me from falling asleep!
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- 12-13-2009 #7Trusted Penguin
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I (silently) explain the problem to an imaginary someone who knows nothing about what I'm doing. Going through whatever it is in that level of detail usually reveals the solution.
Failing that I do something else for a while.If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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- 12-13-2009 #8Super Moderator
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When I am seeking inspiration or enlightenment the first thing I do is step away from the computer. I get single minded/one track when I am at the computer and I can't be bothered with things that aren't computer related. I find that the best time for creativity in my world is when I am at work, driving around delivering packages. It's like a little sandbox in the back of my mind where I go to play and I hardly realize I am doing it until I have a terrific idea or something.
I also get really creative when my wife wants to go on a "house cleaning" rampage!
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