Ideas are beautiful, but when they come in the middle of chores or before sleep, they clutter the mind. Left uncaptured, they loop around like unfinished songs.
Psychologists call it the “object permanence of thought”—the fear that forgetting an idea means losing a part of one’s identity or insight.
Jot every random idea, inspiration, or thought that recently popped up. It doesn’t need to be organised or useful. Think of this step as cleaning out the drawers—some ideas might be gold, others may be scribbles. But all deserve to be released.