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trategy idea.</p><p id="ae2d">Or an incredible premise for my next novel.</p><p id="41b2">Either way, it arrives at precisely the wrong time.</p><p id="7843"><i>(This one came to me when I was shovelling leaves into the wheelie bin, for instance).</i></p><figure id="677a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*QJ5O05Y5sqIXB1G3"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@chinnu_indrakumar?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Chinnu Indrakumar</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><div id="3c77" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@thedavidmcilroy/subscribe"> <div> <div> <h2>Get an email whenever David McIlroy publishes.</h2> <div><h3>Get an email whenever David McIlroy publishes. By signing up, you will create a Medium account if you don't already…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: u

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This Is Precisely When Your Best Medium Article Ideas Will Arrive

And why.

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I often have my best ideas when I’m nowhere near a computer.

Or a phone. Or even an honest-to-goodness piece of paper.

Isn’t that always the way?

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I’m in the shower, or the car, or up to my elbows in weeds in the back garden…

…when it strikes.

Inspiration.

It might be a fantastic, eye-catching headline for a Medium article.

Or a great business strategy idea.

Or an incredible premise for my next novel.

Either way, it arrives at precisely the wrong time.

(This one came to me when I was shovelling leaves into the wheelie bin, for instance).

Photo by Chinnu Indrakumar on Unsplash

Why?

Because I gave my mind space to breathe. I focused on the task at hand, not on my next piece of content.

And as a result, the ideas flowed like honey.

It’s why I don’t listen to music in the car anymore. Or when I’m shovelling leaves.

Your best Medium article ideas (heck, your best ideas in general) will arrive when you release your mind from the burden of creativity.

Free up your imagination to do its job.

Can you relate to this? When do your best ideas usually arrive?

If you liked this, join 2,500+ subscribers in my Substack communities, How to Write for a Living and The Solopreneur Stack. I’ll send valuable content straight to your inbox every week to help you learn and grow. Join now.

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