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Productivity blogger Brad Isaac’s recent series on tapping your superconscious describes a technique called “Streamwriting” that Leonardo Da Vinci used to solve problems.

Here’s how it works: Grab a pen and pad and write a question at the top of the page, like “How can I make an extra $1000 this month and enjoy it?”

Then, beneath your question start writing everything that pops into your head. Write related and unrelated thoughts that come to your mind. Keep your pen on paper and do not stop writing to think or get back on track. Your brain knows the problem, so you don’t need to consciously think about it. You need your conscious out of the way.

My conscious is very much in my way this morning so I didn’t get a chance to test this out myself, but it does sound like an interesting method, and a classic brainstorming strategy - one that no doubt takes practice to master.

 
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Master Da Vinci’s streamwriting technique

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