List of Prompts


 * What if the problem turned out to be easy?
 * What if you woke up and the problem was solved? How would you know? What would be different?
 * What lucky fluke would lead to you getting what you want?
 * How would you solve the problem with arbitrary power? What are the desiderata it would satisfy if there were no tradeoffs?
 * Who/What is the archetype of the thing you want? Who has a little bit more of the thing you want?
 * What would someone awesome do to prepare for a serious effort at solving the problem?
 * Is there a smaller/toy version of the problem you can solve for practice?
 * Have you tried sharpening the problem without looking for a solution?
 * Have you tried granularizing more?
 * Have you tried dumping your thought cache and approaching the problem in open mode?
 * Have you tried filling your attention with the problem?
 * Have you tried propagating constraints from the object level?
 * Give 3 examples, give 3 counter examples
 * Map the idea space (negative capability)
 * Run through habitual problem solving pattern slowly and see if each inference actually makes sense or truly only has one plausible next step.
 * Describe vs explain (explain assumes causal model)
 * Have you tried rubber ducking impressive people?
 * Sensory modalities
 * What would an X version of this idea look/sound/feel like?
 * Loud, Soft
 * Blurry, Sharp
 * Distant, Close
 * Slick, Rough
 * Warm, Cold
 * Wet, Dry
 * Future, Past