Don't Kill the Absurd Idea Too Soon

One thing school accidentally teaches us is that absurd ideas are bad ideas.

When you're a child, that's not how you think.

A fish can fly.

A tree can grow upside down.

A cloud can have a door.

Nobody cares if it makes sense.

Then we grow up.

And little by little, we start filtering our ideas before they even have a chance to develop.

The funny thing is that many creative ideas begin exactly this way.

They begin as something absurd.

Something that doesn't make sense yet.

Something that feels slightly ridiculous.

The problem isn't that we don't have creative ideas.

The problem is that we often reject them too early.

So here's a small challenge for yourself:

The next time you have an absurd idea...

Don't kill it immediately.

Stay with it for a few minutes.

See where it takes you.

You might be surprised.

Thank you!
Dario Paniagua
Visual Thinkers Coach