pose interesting questions to your own mind, meditate on them in earnest, and see what happens
your mind is more powerful than you realize and will generate valuable insights if you give it fuel and time
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That is one powerful technique.
Another is to direct action towards unanswered questions and let them answer themselves, procedurally.
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(AKA the only way I've ever managed to get anything done in my life.)

