Step. 5. Pick the best ideas - Deepstash

Step. 5. Pick the best ideas

Pick out the best ideas and start analyzing them. Eliminate until you have about 10 ideas left.

Use the great ideas and see how they perform.

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Step 4. Have an idea quota

Set roughly 45 minutes aside, where you only write down ideas about the area that you have chosen. 

Don't worry about how bad the ideas seem. Just write them down. Do this for about 10 days.

5 elements of effective thinking

  1. Understand deeply: Be brutally honest about what you know and don’t know. Then see what’s missing, identify the gaps, and fill them in.
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Step #5: Exits

Step #5: Exits

Use bookmarks to end well. Examples:

  • Future Mentions: “Well, I can’t wait to see you at that ___ coming up—I’ll email you!
  • Inside Jokes: “It was great laughing with you. I’ll be sure to ___ in the future ;)
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