“In order to become
an effective idea hunter,
one must be receptive to
creative inspiration from unfamiliar or unusual sources”
(Andy Boynton, The
Idea Hunter)
Most of us spend online
time for social networking, searching, reading content, e-mailing or
communicating in general, visiting multi-media sites for music or video or
both, online shopping, etc. Recently I visited TIME website and stumbled on an article. I thought it is
interesting because in the article they include Apps that can count how many
time (not necessary ‘wasted’) you spend on Facebook.
It is safe and will not appear on your timeline. Mine, since 12th
November 2008 until today, I spend only 3 days 18 hours 52 minutes and posted
14,718 things on my feed. On average 17 minutes per day. How about you? [Check it out: http://time.com/6107/how-much-time-have-you-wasted-on-facebook/]
Surely, Facebook or any other social media or the Internet is not that
bad. What’s bad is when you addicted to online 24-7. What’s really bad is when
you wasted your life online! What’s good is that you can use these tools for
good. These tools, if you can use it wisely, can be your great source of ideas
and to spark up your creativity. Basically, these are the thing I do when I’m
online:
§ Downloaded audio sermons, audiobooks, talks and seminars
§ Watch video
or listen to talks from YouTube, podcasts and websites (I
recommend TED Talks, Google Talks,
Intelligent2 and LearnOutLoud.com)
§ Read articles such as How
Stuff Works, BBC and TED blog
§ Surf
randomly (but not mindlessly). Who
know, you might stumble to a cool website that may change your life!
How to use online time wisely? Here are my suggestions: 1) Intentionally, set time for online. You should be in control. It can
be an hour in the morning, then an hour in the afternoon before lunch or
mid-night before you go to sleep. Try not to go online, if possible, in the
evening. Safe it for outdoor activities. 2) Set a limit. As for me, in regular time, I set at most 2-3 hours
online. Depend on your job requires and working hours, set a limit (or simply
take some time off once in a while). and 3) Use
the time for ideas hunt. Find and gather as many ideas as possible, write
it down on paper, steal it! and create
your own new ideas – and if it useful, work on it.
Use online time wisely. Go for ideas hunt!
Lord, Give
Us Today Our Daily Idea(s)
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