In a previous post I was talking about quality versus quantity in regards to coming up with ideas and stuff like that.
This time I’ll talk about something a bit weird which I do in my head which seems to work for me which maybe will work for you too.
It’s something I call, ‘Letting it bake’.
Whenever I come across an idea that I like or a find interesting, I think of all of it’s components as ingredients, and I envision it as a cake mixture in my mind. It doesn’t have to be cake, I just happen to like cake. You can envision it as a pie or soufflé if that’s more comfortable for you.
Anyway, I envision a massive oven, and I throw that cake / pie / soufflé mix in there. Then I let it bake. That means you step away from the oven, leave the idea alone. When it’s ready to come to fruition, you’ll be able to smell it, and then you can take it out of the oven and share slices with whoever wants a piece.
Never underestimate the power of the subconscious mind.
Silly things like this, really work. When I say leave the idea, I don’t mean hours or minutes (although sometimes it can be that fast) I’m talking about days, weeks, months even.
You’ll find miraculously that ideas you ‘bake’ are never forgotten, they linger until you discover that last piece of the puzzle, that tiny element that was preventing you from going all the way with the idea in the first place.
Try it.
P.s, the reason I don’t usually recommend envisioning a soufflé is because soufflés tend to be notoriously difficult to get right, they are full of air and also because cake is sweet.
Thankyou for listening.
