Why You Should Get High and Brainstorm
Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Brainstorming Techniques
You should try brainstorming high. I’m not talking about shooting crack through your eyeballs and babbling incessantly about how “The Man” is keeping you down. You can use THC, alcohol or even endorphins from exercising to get high. The key is to allow your mind to graduate to an altered state.
I know what some of you are probably thinking. This dude is a total pot head trying to find a legitimate excuse to indulge. That might be true. However, I believe that there is validity to this technique. All of the other brainstorming techniques that I’ve discussed and employed try to do one thing: view your problem from a different perspective.
Think about your issue in a different way. That’s what it’s all about. That is how you come up with brilliant ideas, by taking an unconventional approach to representing the problem. If you view the issue the same way that everyone else does (such as your competition), you will come up with the same solutions.
Previous techniques have changes the constraints of how you represent a problem. This does the same thing, by altering your state of mind. You will view things differently. You will come up with new ideas. And the best thing about it, you’ll probably be too high to say “no” during the brainstorm. Every idea will be a good idea. Which is perfect for brainstorming.
How To Do It
1. Get high
2. Define your problem
3. Take another hit
4. Brainstorm solutions
5. Eat some Doritos
Granted, I realize that this technique is not for everyone. I mean, certain people are not able to assert self-control and focus once they enter into an altered mind state. Chances are, they’ll just be funny high people and distract you. They key is to relax, enjoy the new perspective and tackle the problem.
- Christian
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DRUGS?? DRUGS??? I’m telling mom.
I think the real genius would find a way to “tackle the problem” from an unknown perspective in state of sobriety. Here’s a solution for you…give me $5 and I’ll come up with an answer. Its called “Lilly P’s $5 Answering Service”.
Hey, we can’t all be high on life. But the point is to provide yourself with a different perspective from what you normally have.
Even a genius can benefit from a new point of view.
I think we need to change the name of this site from IdeaDrunk to IdeaHigh.
It’s more accurate this way.