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I had a few experiences with what-if style brainstorming technique. In those exercises, I found I got lost in minute details. I'd like to know if this is a good price to pay for the thought pouring...
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System
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2019-12-08T11:22:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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iamtowrite
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2019-12-08T11:22:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
I had a few experiences with what-if style brainstorming technique. In those exercises, I found I got lost in minute details. I'd like to know if this is a good price to pay for the thought pouring that happens? Or is it more effective to try to limit my brain dump to generic thoughts? For instance, I once wrote: > What if... > > - The son doesn't want to work with his father? > > - The son wants to pursue his talent? > > - The son wants to become a writer? > > - The son wants to become an actor? > > - The son wants to become a programmer? > > - And so on, and on, and on... I could've stopped at _"The son wants to pursue his talent?"_, and I would've gotten to the same conclusion when I got to potting the plot together. **Tangent question** Is the what-if exercise a _brainstorming_, or _brain dumping_ technique?
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System
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2019-03-16T07:16:34Z (over 5 years ago)
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