How I Test Ideas ⇥

Shawn Blanc describes his methods for identifying great ideas, discerning them from merely good ideas, and how he keeps track of them:

I suspect many of you can relate to the dilemma of having more ideas than time. Which means that, in addition to endurance, we also need discernment to know what ideas are worth pursuing and what ideas we should let go of.

Discernment is anything but an exact science, but I do have a bit of a routine that I find myself acting out every time one of my ideas seems to have an extra amount of energy behind it.

Great post. I keep a notebook beside my bed for those times when I think of something worth writing down as I’m attempting to sleep.