Chapters
- Do you know how to get ideas?
- Idea Origination
- What is an idea?
- Expert Stumped
- Imagination & Observation
- Thinking up an Idea
- The Formula
- The Question Technique
- The Improvement Urge
- Change is the Secret
- Ideas from nature
- If You Wish To Invent
- Abstract Ideas
- Research
- Taking and Filing Notes
- Inspiration and the Subconscious
- Intuition
- Relaxation
- The Correct Use of Idea Energy
- Verification
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Inspiration Is Far From a Benevolent Goddess
We have now, under various chapter headings, discussed the first three formula points: Gather your ingredients Classify your ingredients Preparation of your ingredients We shall now take up Inspiration, and in this, the subconscious plays a major part Romantically, perhaps, … Continue reading
Verification
Unfortunately you’re not through when you have the idea this far by the tail. A good bit of physical effort now remains in putting it on paper, capturing aspects which did not seem thoroughly clear at the “inspiration,” and adapting it to the hard cold facts. Continue reading
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Creative Energies Will Multiply the Good
It is more necessary today than ever to look for the good. There is a great deal of superficiality, triviality, to say nothing of evil, in modern life. When the attention is concentrated upon the continual discovery or development of good, its creative energies will multiply the good.
There is a better side, a superior side, a beautiful side to everyone and everything. By learning to look for the better and higher qualities in persons and things we ally ourselves with these and not only produce better ideas and more constructive ones, but improve ourselves at the same time by more desirable and up building attitudes. Continue reading
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Where Do Ideas Come From?
Unfortunately we are not always so successful when we have to produce an idea out of nothing. It is the people with ideas who win most of the desirable places in the world. The person who can create something new and different is wanted—and rarely by the police! He is in demand for his ability to develop ideas. Those who achieve conspicuous success in business and advertis ing, in radio, drama, literature, journalism, in politics, so ciety, and indeed all the professions and walks of life can attribute the large portion of their success to their capacity for getting and using their ideas. Continue reading
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