Let’s be honest: some people are just born creative. They came out of the womb, sketching logos and humming original melodies.
Then there are the rest of us. Or rather, the people we became.
I have a theory that most of us were born creative, but society and the modern education system performed a quiet, non-consensual lobotomy on us. They traded our wild imaginations for standardized testing and the ability to sit still for eight hours.
But good news! The surgery is reversible.
As someone who has clawed my way back, creating multiple patents, writing a thesis, launching startups, producing music, blogging, and living as a coder who actually understands design. I’ve figured out how to rewire the brain.
I am going to show you how to generate ideas and unlock that dormant creativity. And we’re going to do it without magic mushrooms. (Just joking. lol. Don't do drugs. Seriously, legal fees are expensive).
Here is the blueprint to getting your brain back.
1. Harness the Power of "This Sucks" 😡
When you feel sad, annoyed, or absolutely furious that something isn't working, stop screaming. This is your golden opportunity.
Most people complain. Creatives take notes.
That rage you feel when an app crashes? That annoyance when your coffee cup spills? That is the universe handing you a gap in the market on a silver platter. Every inconvenience is just a solution waiting to be invented. If you are happy and comfortable all the time, you will never invent anything. Embrace the hate. It’s fuel.
2. Be a DJ, Not a God 🎧
Stop trying to create something out of thin air all the time. You aren’t the Big Bang.
Ideas are like mixtapes. You are the DJ. Your job isn’t to invent a new color; it’s to mix existing colors in a way that makes people’s heads spin. As Newton said (probably while remixing a track), "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
Take a little bit of physics, mix it with some heavy metal, throw in some UI design, and see what happens. Steal from the best, remix it, and call it your own.
3. Go Touch Grass (And New People) 🌿
It’s hard to imagine what you have never seen.
If you sit in your room staring at the same four walls, your brain is just recycling the same dusty data. You need new inputs to get new outputs. Go experience things. Talk to people you disagree with. Try food that looks suspicious.
Your brain is a machine; if you only feed it garbage, it creates garbage. If you feed it diverse, weird, complex experiences, it creates magic.
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Wait. You’re confused. You’re reading this thinking, "What the hell? He forgot point number four. Why is this blank? This guy is an idiot."
You feel annoyed, right?
Boom. Refer to point #1.
I just annoyed you to prove a point. Now it’s your chance to fix it. Thinking is the key to coming up with creative ideas. I forced you to stop passively reading and start actively questioning. That friction? That’s where the spark happens. Ubetcha!
The Grand Finale: Just Do It
Here is the hard truth: Lots of people have ideas. Very few people execute.
The graveyard is full of billion-dollar ideas that people were too scared to build. People are terrified of failure. They are paralyzed by the fear of judgment.
You need to channel your inner Tony from the LC sign: "Don't Care!"
People who never fail are the people who never try. If you launch a startup and it crashes? Good. You have a story for the blog. If you write a song and people hate it? Great. You finished a song. As Luke from Outdoor Boys puts it: You need to decide what client NOT to take.
Stop overthinking. Stop worrying about the lobotomy the system gave you. Go make something weird.
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