Ideas Log

Since childhood, I have always been good at seeing problems and coming up with ideas.

I don’t know when I started, but for years now, I have had this practice. Whenever an idea pops into my head, no matter how small or large, I write it down in a journal or on any scrap paper I can find. I add the date and sometimes even draw a picture.

More often than not, if I allow my brain some free time to contemplate an idea, it’ll come up with a full-fledged product or solution. My brain obsessively runs through the problems in these situations and generates solutions independently. It will bother me all night if I don’t write the idea down immediately. This happens most frequently: 

-When I am in bed trying to fall asleep 

-When I am in the shower 

-On vacation when my mind is clear

As a kid, I was always solving problems while my friends watched or played. Reveling in ideas is both a gift and a burden at times because an idea-rich mind is constantly working.

After being diagnosed with ADHD earlier this year, I realized that this might be why my brain generates ideas. I am coming to accept my natural talent for bursts of creativity that solve important problems in the world.

So, I am publishing this Idea Log so that others may find inspiration from it. I only have time to pursue some of these ideas, but hopefully, someone else will read this and be able to bring one of them to life. I also have a private list that houses my more personal ideas.

Suppose you find an idea on this public list that interests you. In that case, I ask that you shoot me an email or connect with me on LinkedIn so I know my ideas are appreciated (and if you need help developing the idea further, I would be happy to join as an advisor).

IDEAS

11/2022

Find an advisor software. So many startups lack expertise and could use a great board of advisors. It would be useful to have a guidepoint or GLG like system to find and recruit advisors to join a start.

11/2022

I find a website layout I like. I want to paste it into WordPress then have elementor or whatever layout plugin, build that website based on the layout/elements that it has. So I don’t have to do it all by hand.