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Ideas do not fall from the sky.
We have been telling ourselves that we would definitely start working on something if the opportunity comes. However, many studies have proven that luck doesn’t strike people for no reason. For example, optimists generally have better “luck” as compared to pessimists. There was also another experiment where a $50 dollar note was placed on the floor and picked up by a lady who was not paying attention to her phone while walking after 20 minutes. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Sames goes to any type of “ideas”. We have to do something to get this inspiration, instead of sitting on the sofa and waiting for them to knock on our doors. So what can we do to find these ideas?
From people around you
Talk to the people that you want to help solve their problems. For example, I want to serve freelancers as my target audience (as I am a firm believer in the gig economy dominance in the future), therefore I talk to my freelancer friends to understand what kind of pains are they facing throughout their businesses.
On the forum
I like to browse the forums where my target audience gathers, such as Reddit (with specific subreddit), Facebook groups, and discord channels. I read through their chats and the problems that they have been complaining about. This is a…
