how to find good ideas for business and life

Finding ideas is not easy, but finding good ideas is even more difficult. So how can we find good ideas? There is a lesson about it I learned from the book On Writing Well:

You should always collect more material than you will use. Every article is strong in proportion to the surplus of details from which you can choose the few that will serve you best.

This paragraph talks about how to find good ideas for an article, but I believe the same principle also applies to business and life. To find good ideas, you should:

1. Have as many ideas as possible, and then
2. Choose the few ideas that serve you best

In other words, you should have the habit of collecting as many unfiltered ideas as possible, so that you can choose the best ones out of them. This is not a new principle; brainstorming sessions do this. But sometimes we forget this principle and try to find good ideas directly without first collecting many ideas.

With this principle in mind, here are some steps to find good ideas:

1. Expect ideas from every situation

Don’t limit yourself to find ideas only in the situations that you think suit your problem best. Often we find fresh ideas from unexpected sources. Therefore, whatever you do and whoever you meet, open your eyes and be prepared to get new ideas. For instance, be prepared to find ideas when:

1. You read something, even if it seems unrelated.
2. You talk to someone, whoever he or she is.
3. You watch television or video
4. You work out
5. You see people do things

2. Bring a capture tool wherever you go

If you expect ideas from every situation, consequently you should always be prepared to capture your ideas. So bring a capture tool wherever you go (see also tips to never lose your ideas). Mine is simply a folded piece of paper and a pen in my pocket. Whenever an idea pops up, I just take them and quickly write the idea down. Later I will transfer all the ideas on the paper into my computer.

3. Don’t filter the ideas you get

This is an important principle. Whenever I try to filter my ideas from the beginning, I find the quantityand quality of the ideas decrease. Your task for now is just to get as many ideas as possible – you will worry about filtering later. Remember the quote from On Writing Well above: “You should always collect more material than you will use.”

4. After you’ve collected enough ideas, filter them

After you think you’ve collected enough ideas, then it’s the time to filter them. Again, from the quote above: “choose the few that will serve you best.” Now that you have enough ideas to choose from, chance is you will have a few that are good.

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Besides collecting as many ideas as possible, it’s good to increase the quality of your input. That way you can have higher-quality ideas to choose from. Here are some tips to increase the quality of input:

1. Diversify your reading
2. Choose the most important book to read next
3. Get the most out of your reading
4. Surround yourself with positive people
5. Find a mentor
6. Use the art of arbitrage and increase your arbitrage power

Do you have other tips to find good ideas? I would love to hear them.

POSTED BY DONALD LATUMAHINA

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Cara Cewek Menilai Calon Pacarnya Sebelum Pacaran

Posted by Luthfi Waloetz

Cara Cewek Menilai Calon Pacarnya - Hampir semua cewek single ingin segera memiliki hubungan, namun bukan berarti mereka tidak pilih-pilih dalam mencari calon kekasinya. Meski sudah pendekatan dan terkesan cewek nyaman dengan cowok tersebut, mereka tetap merasakan ragu dengan si cowok.

Secara diam-diam, cewek menilai dan mengevaluasi sifat dan sikap si cowok kepadanya. Inilah yang cewek nilai dari cowok yang akan menjadi calon pacarnya, seperti dilansir Future Scope.

1. Melihat Keseriusan cowok
cowok setampan apapun jika terlihat tidak serius bisa membuat cewek ilfil atau hilang feeling. Jika teman kencannya tidak melakukan kontak mata, sibuk dengan handphone atau tidak ada bahan obrolan, maka cewek akan sebal dengannya. cewek berpikir, si cowok bosan dengannya dan tidak tertarik melanjutkan hubungan.

Rencana Pelaksaan Pembelajaran

(RPP)

Sekolah                                    : SMP N 3 Mengwi

Mata Pelajaran             : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas / Semester                      : VIII/C

Standar Kompetensi                 :

-         Memahami makna dalam teks lisan fungsional dan monolog pendek sederhana berbentuk descriptive untuk berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar serta

-         Memahami makna dalam percakapan transaksional dan interpersonal sederhana untuk berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar

Kompetensi Dasar                    :

-         Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam teks lisan fungsional pendek sederhana(misalnya, descriptive teks tentang hewan) secara akurat, lancar dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar.

-         Merespon makna yang terdapat dalam percakapan transaksional (to get things done) dan  interpersonal (bersosialisasi) sederhana secara akurat, lancar, dan berterima untuk berinteraksi dengan lingkungan sekitar yang melibatkan tindak tutur: meminta, memberi, menolak jasa, meminta, memberi, menolak barang, mengakui, mengingkari fakta, dan meminta dan memberi pendapat.

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Korean Male Hair Styles

Many women are fascinated with the appearance of many of today’s more popular Korean pop and television stars. Knowing this, many men try to emulate their hairstyles in hope that they will be more attractive to the ladies. Therefore, we are going to take a look at the most popular styles for Korean male hair.

Kim Hyun Joong layered hairstyle.

One popular style is to leave the back of the hair longer and layered. The sides are cut in such a way that they come to a point where the sideburns would be seen on a Caucasian. The fringe is flipped to the side above the eye. A slight perm can help produce some waves at the ends of the hair. Otherwise, a small amount of pomade is applied to the fingers and run through the hair to help it stand out from the head a little bit, giving the hair a slightly messy appearance that has become popular around the world.

Younger men are adopting a style where the hair is cut shorter on sides and back, but left heavier and fuller on top. They are having a light perm applied to produce waves in the hair. The fringe is trimmed so that it hangs straight across the forehead.

Kim Junsu fringe hairstyle.

In a similar style, many young men are having their fringe trimmed thinner and layered. The

Harajuku Male Fashion 

& Hair Styles

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Harajuku hairstyle.

Choosing the Right Men’s Hairstyle for Your Face Shape

April 6, 2008

Posted by SUWARNAADI

If you know yourself, you will find how amazing what the right hairstyle can do for your face, although you don’t follow the latest hair trends. Choosing the right hairstyle is so important. Why? Because it can minimize or maximize non pleasing attributes while promoting and complimenting positive or negative ones. You can imagine that choosing ahairstyle is about doing the right thing, while cutting is about doing thing right.

There are several things you must know about yourself before you get a new haircut. One of the most important things of haircut suitability is knowing your face shape. A general rule that applies to face shape balancing is that you should try to achieve an oval shape, which is the most perfect and pleasing shape to the human eyes. To do this, long faces need shortening, just as wide faces need lengthening.

Note: this post has been updated in May 2011. I’ve added more explanation to make it more clear.

Different Types Of Men’s Face Shapes

There are seven distinctive shapes that all men’s faces can be categorized into. Within these shapes is room for the full range of facial features for all races. The good thing about being able to make these generalizations is that they provide guidelines for choosing the best hairstyles and others choices to make one look his best. Here, I will discuss the different types of men’s face shapes and how they relate to hairstyles.

1. Oval Face
   Oval is considered to be the ideal face shape for anyone to have, male or female. Unfortunately, this is a relatively rare facial shape. When it comes to hairstyle, any style of any length can be worn and will be flattering to the face. This is one shape that is best left completely uncovered by hair, so avoiding heavy bangs is the one rule of thumb for choosing a hairstyle.