Catch some Brain Rain in your life?

I subscribe to BlogLines and get an RSS feed from 43 folders. Here's an article from six weeks ago that I liked.

I'm re-posting it here (among other places) as a gentle reminder to myself:

Keys to catching the brain rain:

• set aside 10 minutes, each and every day
• have pen and paper handy
• allow yourself the freedom to think crazy thoughts
• don’t worry if nothing really productive springs to mind right away
• periodically scan over your notes from these sessions as things may pop into your mind after they have “marinated” for a while
• if no ideas pop into your head pick a fun topic and doodle a bit
• use word association to get things rolling if you feel stuck e.g. thinking -> thoughts -> mind -> brainstorm -> brain rain

The original posting was entitled "Warm, Partly Cloudy, 100% Chance of Brain Rain."