A prompt for when you need something new

The more time you spend on an old idea, the more energy you invest in it, the more solid it becomes, and the more it will exclude new ideas.

—Brian Eno


I think often when we get stuck, it's because we're holding onto an old idea about what our project is, or should look like. It's scary to let go of this, the comforting idea of what will make it "good" or "worthwhile" or "interesting".

But it's possible and it's very, very freeing. Sometimes a project is untenable and has to be put away altogether. But sometimes it's just a matter of approaching it from a new angle, or stepping back for a while.

This morning, I invite you to step away from your project for fifteen minutes and start something completely new, with no expectations attached to it.

Get a random number from 1 to 24 here and then go here to get a character.

Get another number from 1 to 24 and then go here to give your character a problem.

Write for fifteen minutes.