I was wondering if by tossing a bunch of native wild flower seeds into a swampy area flowers would grow. Well… wondering is an indication perhaps that you should do. Often we often forget to connect the two.
They are the two mindsets of the idea and the build. Ideally, I would build all my ideas – but I have found that is probably not going to happen. So I have resorted to at least sharing ideas. The first step in sharing is working on ways to make sharing more efficient or successful. This blog is one of those ways.
As you might have realized, thinking of an idea usually takes less time than building it. So an important role, is the editing role. You don’t want to just build or do any idea because you may have a better one next. That is of course a dangerous trap too as you never build or do anything. You can ask people what they think of ideas. Or you can just wing it and go on your own judgment or desires.
Take a look back at your ideas. If you find that you have not been acting on them then try acting on one or two before continuing with new ones. Dreams (ideas, desires and wishes) are precious – don’t let them all slip away!
On the other hand, if you are so busy that you forget to dream or do not have time to dream then slow down and take several hours even a few times over the next week and come up with some new ideas – especially if all you have been doing are things that are not your dream 
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Monitor the balance and adjust accordingly.
I find most of the time it comes down to the idea being beyond my scope and resources, so I write it down and store it for the day when I might have the ability to execute it.
I guess the question is does everyone need to be a dreamer? I think it’s important to have dreamers/visionaries/philosophers, but it’s also important to have a mix of personalities. If we were all dreamers perhaps nothing would get done. On the other hand without dreamers would we ever progress as a society?
Inspiration is difficult when you’re struggling with mundane concerns. We tend to get sucked into the minutia of our lives only to wake up years later wondering what happened.
I think it’s not only important to have the initiative to start something, but also to follow it through and see the end result.
Using the swamp/ wildflower example, I think it would be important to go back and see if there were actually any flowers that grew. Otherwise what would be the point? It’s similar to that whole “If a tree falls in the forest…” conundrum.
i am 11 years old and i agree
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I agree, I went through this reflection a couple of weeks ago and I got to the same conclusion. I have had some good ideas in the past that I haven’t build because I just forgot of them.