My top 5 sources for ideas:
1. Science fiction
2. Theory of Constraints
3. Historical fiction
4. Christianity
5. Brazilian culture
What are yours?
Conversation
Replying to
Everyday annoyances
Analyzing people I dislike
Trying to avoid effort
Thinking about cliches and tropes
Jokes I enjoy
Bad questions
Analogies and metaphor
Work-surfaced friction
Everyday annoyances
Recurring sources of worry
Errant nostalgia
Games
4
Misunderstanding other people’s ideas
Mishearing song lyrics
MMORPGs
...
That’s pretty much it
1
Really appreciate your honesty in what drives your thinking. It’s rare





