because yesterday I was too busy trying to fix schedules and appease parents for the upcoming school year…today I get to be human and think for myself!
Nobby
on 14 Aug 10
Because you can’t do anything yesterday, or tomorrow for that matter. Only now. Had I had the idea yesterday it would have been today then…
Jota Tres
on 14 Aug 10
Because today is the tomorrow that i was so worried about yesterday
Today is a day that I am inspired and open to the idea.
Another Daniel
on 15 Aug 10
I did have that idea yesterday, but you just never asked! You just don’t care about me anymore!
JaySchu
on 15 Aug 10
Because Cobb & team didn’t perform the Inception on me until last night…
Łukasz
on 15 Aug 10
Yesterday I was drunk.
andrei
on 15 Aug 10
what idea?
Ann
on 15 Aug 10
Because the problem didn’t need to be solved yesterday.
Joe
on 15 Aug 10
Because I showered today.
Michael
on 15 Aug 10
At least I didn’t have it tomorrow. Sheesh!
Lance Jones
on 15 Aug 10
There is no today or yesterday. Only different vantages of Now.
manuel
on 15 Aug 10
I fill even worse because I did have that idea yesterday, but I didn’t make it real, and even worse I have today the idea of tomorrow but I don’t know how make it real now…
Conclusion: the worse thing that can happen to you (me) is to have the idea of tomorrow with the lack of knowledge to make it…
Hasan
on 16 Aug 10
I didn’t.
Ideas don’t come out of the blue on one specific day or moment, you build them on top of a whole bunch of disconnected thoughts, which come from things you saw or read or experienced over a period of time.
I can never think of some idea I had and say, yes, I thought of that idea on such and such day.
Today I had that idea because I had the conversation, saw the person, heard the ad, was in a particular environment, played with the app, browsed the website, or observed something interesting.
I took a second to think about what I saw/heard/felt/experienced and then applied that principle to a problem I was trying to solve.
1. Encountered a new problem.
2. Was inspired by a work/individual.
3. Discovered/learned something new.
4. Drank 3 cups of coffee instead of 2.
5. Needed a paycheck. Badly. ;-)
I did actually had that idea yesterday, but there was no internet talk about it.
Tellman
on 16 Aug 10
Read “Strategic Intuition” by William Duggan. Good explanation for the question.
Sebastián
on 17 Aug 10
because today i’ve visited and readed useit.com articles (after a long time without doing it). it’s so clear and concise that helped me to think clearer.
graham
on 17 Aug 10
Wordsworth would say I needed leisure time to digest the information. Check out the introduction to Lyrical Ballads for an explanation.
I didn’t have the itch I needed to scratch yesterday.
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Rich S
on 14 Aug 10Today I knew more?
Brian
on 14 Aug 10because yesterday I was too busy trying to fix schedules and appease parents for the upcoming school year…today I get to be human and think for myself!
Nobby
on 14 Aug 10Because you can’t do anything yesterday, or tomorrow for that matter. Only now. Had I had the idea yesterday it would have been today then…
Jota Tres
on 14 Aug 10Because today is the tomorrow that i was so worried about yesterday
Victor Scott
on 14 Aug 10Because today I decided to focus my attention on the problem that needs solving.
mc
on 14 Aug 10Yesterday was Friday the 13th, and I was too busy fighting off zombies.
Tom
on 14 Aug 10Yesterday I wasn’t pissed.
RudySF
on 14 Aug 10Today is tomorrow’s yesterday.
Will
on 14 Aug 10What idea?
David William Edwards
on 14 Aug 10Sometimes all the right notes haven’t been played yet to complete the phrase and often we haven’t been quiet enough to hear them.
Javier
on 14 Aug 10Beacuse today… is THE day.
Eric Hayes
on 14 Aug 10Yesterday’s thinking prepared the way for today’s.
EH
on 14 Aug 10I was having other ideas then.
Jim Ray
on 14 Aug 10David William Edwards has the best answer so far. Brian’s was the most honest, and mc’s the funniest.
What? We’re not supposed to vote on the best answers? This isn’t Slashdot?
Daniel
on 14 Aug 10Why didn’t you post this yesterday?
Michiel Sikkes
on 14 Aug 10Ideas have a selection procedure for which human they pick to have it. Bureaucracy even in our shared subconscious.
Sean
on 14 Aug 10Yeah, but how are you going to execute your idea?
Ricardo Sanchez
on 14 Aug 10Because that idea was the next in line…
RF
on 14 Aug 10I gotta second “Why didn’t you post this yesterday?”
Brade
on 14 Aug 10mc wins the thread
Peregrine Solus
on 15 Aug 10Why are you asking today instead of yesterday?
Peregrine Solus
on 15 Aug 10And why am I commenting today instead of yesterday?
Bob Cavezza
on 15 Aug 10I second that Brade, MC wins.
Chris
on 15 Aug 10Because the deadline was yesterday.
Gavin
on 15 Aug 10Because yesterday I turned off and didn’t worry about ideas.
Ryan
on 15 Aug 10Today is a day that I am inspired and open to the idea.
Another Daniel
on 15 Aug 10I did have that idea yesterday, but you just never asked! You just don’t care about me anymore!
JaySchu
on 15 Aug 10Because Cobb & team didn’t perform the Inception on me until last night…
Łukasz
on 15 Aug 10Yesterday I was drunk.
andrei
on 15 Aug 10what idea?
Ann
on 15 Aug 10Because the problem didn’t need to be solved yesterday.
Joe
on 15 Aug 10Because I showered today.
Michael
on 15 Aug 10At least I didn’t have it tomorrow. Sheesh!
Lance Jones
on 15 Aug 10There is no today or yesterday. Only different vantages of Now.
manuel
on 15 Aug 10I fill even worse because I did have that idea yesterday, but I didn’t make it real, and even worse I have today the idea of tomorrow but I don’t know how make it real now… Conclusion: the worse thing that can happen to you (me) is to have the idea of tomorrow with the lack of knowledge to make it…
Hasan
on 16 Aug 10I didn’t.
Ideas don’t come out of the blue on one specific day or moment, you build them on top of a whole bunch of disconnected thoughts, which come from things you saw or read or experienced over a period of time.
I can never think of some idea I had and say, yes, I thought of that idea on such and such day.
Joe
on 16 Aug 10Today I had that idea because I had the conversation, saw the person, heard the ad, was in a particular environment, played with the app, browsed the website, or observed something interesting.
I took a second to think about what I saw/heard/felt/experienced and then applied that principle to a problem I was trying to solve.
Jona Fenocchi
on 16 Aug 10Because today I…
1. Encountered a new problem. 2. Was inspired by a work/individual. 3. Discovered/learned something new. 4. Drank 3 cups of coffee instead of 2. 5. Needed a paycheck. Badly. ;-)
Alfredo
on 16 Aug 10I did actually had that idea yesterday, but there was no internet talk about it.
Tellman
on 16 Aug 10Read “Strategic Intuition” by William Duggan. Good explanation for the question.
Sebastián
on 17 Aug 10because today i’ve visited and readed useit.com articles (after a long time without doing it). it’s so clear and concise that helped me to think clearer.
graham
on 17 Aug 10Wordsworth would say I needed leisure time to digest the information. Check out the introduction to Lyrical Ballads for an explanation.
Chris Finken
on 17 Aug 10Frame of mind today and engaging conversation last night have triggered some new ideas that just weren’t quite ready yesterday.
Gregor McKelvie
on 18 Aug 10Because the guy I stole it from today didn’t tell me about it yesterday :P
Nick Floyd
on 20 Aug 10I didn’t have the itch I needed to scratch yesterday.
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