Naglé
Technique

Seed Planting

Difficulty

Medium

Category

Technique

Impact

High

Description

I'm always working on current projects, but I also practice what I call "Seed Planting" - consciously putting new ideas into my subconscious to develop over time. Think of it like planting seeds in a garden and letting them grow in the background while you tend to other things.

Seed Planting lets me work on multiple creative timelines at once. Some ideas I can harvest immediately, while others need months or years to fully develop. I capture interesting concepts, let them connect with other ideas in my mind, and then later - sometimes years later - they bloom into fully-formed opportunities. It's like having a parallel development process running in the background of your consciousness.

Application

  • Capture 3-5 interesting ideas daily without any pressure to act on them
  • Keep a simple seed journal with dates so you can track how ideas develop
  • Regularly review your planted seeds and notice which ones are starting to connect
  • When an idea feels "ready," move it from background development to active projects