Have done some of these all my life, and they really work.

Always carry a small notebook and a pen or pencil around with you. That way, if you are struck by an idea, you can quickly note it down.

I recently started doing this and it's been incredibly helpful. So many random ideas about clipmarks go through my mind every day. I now rely on the pad and pen in my back pocket to record them all. I then review everything i've jotted down whenever i get some spare time. Like this clip says, many of them i ultimately decide to ignore, but that's not the important thing. The key is that i am now better able to remember and manage the sparks that my imagination produce.

I always have a pad and pen near my bed. If I have an idea or something comes to my mind I just write a few words on it. It helps me a lot..

I could use this list....thank you reneeg...

I love the idea of going to the dictionary when stuck. One of the sessions I ran at PodCampNYC was a contest where we gave teams a list of random words, and they had to pick two and come up with a name, business plan, logo, marketing plan, and source of revenue.

It was amazing the stuff people came up with when given some restrictions!

Betwixt my brain and hand exists a deep chasm. So, I'm off to buy a notebook. Thanks

I've been carrying a Moleskine pocket notebook and a nice pen around in my pocket for several years. I've managed to fill up a couple of them now. About to go onto another actually. Definitely helps.