Come up with Better Ideas - Unlock The Power Of Your Subconscious

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5 жыл бұрын

How do you come up with good ideas? How do you overcome a creative block? Want to know what Chris Do’s creative process is like? The answer lies in employing your subconscious.
In this video, Chris shares how he gets clients to be specific about what they want and explains how he comes with ideas for them.
00:20 - Get the client to be clear about what they want
01:14 - On boarding the client
01:55 - Reduce problem to a few keywords
02:28 - Let your mind wander
03:08 - Why you should take a break
03:53 - Always have a notebook with you
04:48 - Employ your subconscious
05:25 - Recap
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@MrInsider33 5 жыл бұрын

Pro Tip: Watch the Futur before you go to bed. Good night

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

good tip!

@kwadamson 5 жыл бұрын

I do!! Every night haha

@MrsPEAR-ye3er 5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@Verodesign 5 жыл бұрын

Doing that right now. Amazing tips as always, thank you Chris Do.

@muslimahyusuff2717 4 жыл бұрын

Funny. Doing that right now

@user-yz4iy4kc6p 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this happens to anyone. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning I usually have a VERY CLEAR picture of a finished design. Mostly logos with business names I've never heard of.

@user-yz4iy4kc6p 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for highlighting my comment.

@bluntbrave4488 5 жыл бұрын

That's me but exactly moments before I fall asleep at night. I have to write it down or sketch it and then when I wake up I get it done. It's almost like my subconscious did all the work for me behind my back, I freaking love it :D

@yonicute 5 жыл бұрын

same, not only with designs but even strategy plan or something. Even whenever I sleep during my morning bus commute, crazy how it vanishes when you don't take note of what you thought of during those magical times.

@avscars9940 4 жыл бұрын

bro, This sometimes happens to me. I am not a singer or a song writer. but early morinig some new songs come to my head at the time when i open my eyes but when iam out of the bed i just gone blank

@woozihae 3 жыл бұрын

that's a fuckin wicked skill.

@nonameyet7103 5 жыл бұрын

How come I never found this channel before today? This man clears up my mind in everything he talks about. Top quality video, clear sound, nice talking pace that makes me feel like I'm in the conversation, doesn't waste time spinning over and over on one idea. It is rare to find people on youtube that talk nonstop without editing or cutting the video. You just earned a subscriber and became the best channel on my list.

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Futur

@reya7398 5 жыл бұрын

youtube algo is not good at finding and suggesting hidden gems. anyway, congrats! :D

@rolberg 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Chris is awesome! This whole channel is awesome!

@TheAgentmigs 5 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of creatives run away from downtime because it gets misconstrued as procrastination..but like after every workout, there must be time to let the muscles relax and recover, the creative muscle is no different.

@GoryGaming 5 жыл бұрын

I’m only 14 and make logos but thanks to your videos I went from charging $5 for a logo to $125 logos. Thanks!

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Good job. Keep leveling up.

@GoryGaming 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, will do

@shreyashrestha186 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe I used this technique in my undergrads not knowing it was actually a thing. Thank you futur to bring it to light!

@thefutur 3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

@AndreiShulgach 4 жыл бұрын

Chris, this video is so shockingly relevant for me. I've had this experience multiple times where I purposely think about a problem, in music, programming, or design, with the hope that my subconscious just figures it out through the night and it has been extremely helpful. I'm 22 now, so through college I used this to learn Calculus and prepare for exams, haha. I didn't know if there was a method to it or it was just something I found by accident, but hearing you suggest and support this idea as someone who is far more experienced really speaks volume. Thank you!

@TheRustedPixel 5 жыл бұрын

Just watching this video now and I can't believe Chris Do comes up with ideas pretty much the same way I do! Whenever an idea hits me it's usually when I'm doing something mundane. I love doing mundane tasks cos they help my brain to switch off. I get the best ideas walking the dogs, showering and washing the dishes. I then employ another technique and that's to not act on that new impulse idea but rather let it rest in my head for a few days/weeks and see what it develops into. That's my process for personal projects.

@trg1408 5 жыл бұрын

Now that I think back about it, i've used this method plenty of times, just never realized this is what was helping me get new ideas out. I've had instances where I'd been so lost I felt like I couldn't continue if the ideas aren't coming to me and other instances where they were coming and I ended up losing them because I couldn't record them. Thanks for all you guys do!

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Master your process and master your creativity.

@nasergivechi 5 жыл бұрын

As I said it the other they, the synchronicity of the answers is flawless. I believe Chris is a very clear headed person and talking from his heart, that's why his answers goes straight through my mind into my heart.

@LiyinYeo 5 жыл бұрын

Tapping into the power of the subconscious mind. Theta brain waves. The mind science that art schools don’t teach us but it’s so, so important.

@CreativLLC 5 жыл бұрын

Are binaural beats helpful for this?

@visuallouis 5 жыл бұрын

There are few channels I‘m subscribed to that provide so much value in a such short period of time as this. Thank you!

@alexhartan 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this Chris. I've had these evrika moments in the past, but they were more like happy accidents. Intuitively, I knew the ingredients, like planting the seeds and taking a break, but you articulated the process perfectly.

@Aritul 2 жыл бұрын

This whole video was gold, and on top of that, he managed to keep it under 10 minutes.

@gangstagrandma 4 жыл бұрын

I made a sale today because I communicated with my customer about color and texture that was clear. It was soo satisfying to be upfront and real. I woke up with the answers to her questions.

@AnthPerri 5 жыл бұрын

Possibly the most zen design advice I've heard- Checks out though! Shower time is key!

@jamesjonathan4228 5 жыл бұрын

I've noticed what you said happening to me. I would get interesting piece of music while sleeping, and I would get new ideas when reading about something else. I remember a wise man say that we get all the ideas we need when reading or doing something else that's totally unrelated. Thanks for this great video.

@atommindproject9060 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Chris, for helping me defining a very essential basic principle. :) Clarity gives you room for imagination and thinking.

@PulsarArts 5 жыл бұрын

My process is somewhat similar to that. Usually I get the most out of my brain when I lay down on my bed before the sleep phase while I'm listening to certain music. Very good video Chris!

@voltairepabustan 3 жыл бұрын

This is gold!💰 01:55 - Reduce the problem to a few keywords🙌

@thisricardopalma 5 жыл бұрын

Golden nuggets, once more! Thanks Chris!

@warrendent421 5 жыл бұрын

Best short video yet TheFutur team, great work

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@rolberg 5 жыл бұрын

This is gold! Thanks, Chris!

@mintsnake 4 жыл бұрын

So good. I've been doing the exact same things this guy has been doing, I just haven't articulated it quite as well or so formally. Sharing this with my team, it's so clearly put! Filtering everything I see through a certain concept. Amazing stuff comes out especially if you're stoned.

@aamirafzal3992 5 жыл бұрын

awesome...Chris Do is a great mentor and a tremendous professional.

@pitershmitter9997 5 жыл бұрын

I had such moments, when my brain solved the problem by itself. Every time I think about Dmitri Mendeleev and that his periodic table came to him in dream!) But I never thought about using it as a tool. Thanks for share, as always high value content!

@thefaredevil 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. The shower thing actually works. I literally have a white board in my bathroom.

@ppantoomano 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do this for business matters and creative creation hurdles too

@a-g3003 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Chris, I find having a voice recorder handy to speak ideas to is great too, sometimes when you write things down you lose the connection with subconscious, so speaking the idea straight from your-subconscious and then writing it down from there seems to work for me. To each their own. Thanks Chris and the team!

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. That works!

@amanuelbirhanu660 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is lovely!!! Thanks so much and I'm grateful of.

@grynszpanful 5 жыл бұрын

Master Do = Yoda of design process

@ProductJonas 4 жыл бұрын

Yodo

@Mishoykg 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris ✨

@elisendasolaniubo 5 жыл бұрын

That's a great insight you gave us there! I guess my major problem is to set these 3 words, to be sure I reduced the essence of the problem correctly, instead of getting only 3 superficial concepts

@dhairyagandhi 5 жыл бұрын

I do exactly that! It’s like you speak what’s in my mind!

@02joshualee 5 жыл бұрын

This dude dropped an Einstein flex

@theelangtube 3 жыл бұрын

Will try this, today!

@josetrave 5 жыл бұрын

Transcendental Meditation is a powerful tool to reach your subconscious and find answers within you. Chris, as always, bringing gold to the table.

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@AndyCarolan 5 жыл бұрын

Inspiring. Thank you!

@MrRicharddaniel 5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree here and I knew this already. The sad part is I do not have self belief and I only believe on this now when I hear a successful person talk about it. Our minds are like a cement mixing machine and all the information is just cement. If we need to build bricks with the cement, we need to let it mix in the cement mixer for some time to turn it into a usable form

@mekurukitodesign 5 жыл бұрын

yes, this is the right thing i do , thank you for clarify this thing to me!

@odararumbol8781 5 жыл бұрын

Yesss! You are amazing and your content just gets better and better!

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@dot.O 5 жыл бұрын

Ohhh. Thats what I naturally do. I was never aware of my process so I sometimes struggled to make it happen again on purpose. I just did it.

@CreativLLC 5 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean.

@simoneblax 5 жыл бұрын

Me too man

@lpbbell 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful process.

@shaklainmohammedsifath8836 5 жыл бұрын

BRILLAINT. I always forget ideas.

@PaulnJenna 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this video is awesome!

@bensonmwaura9494 5 жыл бұрын

Rewired, Refactored, Revealed! Adding your succinct piece to mind science, alongside my Dr Joe Dispenza's archive. Nicely done.

@CreativLLC 5 жыл бұрын

This phenomena is magical.

@diannevita4574 4 жыл бұрын

Wise words....Thanks Chris Do

@thefutur 4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

@acharyamanish20 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Insight from the legend! I am taking a screenshot of those last bullet points to make a wallpaper. :)

@akashtakawale9074 5 жыл бұрын

chris that was amazing... thank u so much 😀😀

@gabbygray9267 5 жыл бұрын

This is great!!! Thank you ❤️

@flamingorock 4 жыл бұрын

Chris, you need to do more videos on these subjects. I suspect you are into these ideas of the subconscious at level most people wouldn't expect. I could be wrong but that's what I see.

@thefutur 4 жыл бұрын

if there were more views on this, I would.

@spencerholloway638 5 жыл бұрын

IVE BEEN NEEDING THIS!!!!

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

and here we are.

@louisdarques9178 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this short and awesome video, more content like that please. From Paris

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Merci

@bluntbrave4488 5 жыл бұрын

You're a wizard Chris!

@kikimonpic373 5 жыл бұрын

Chris thank you!!

@davidpelayo2058 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that was epic! Will try!

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Vietnamese subtitles, really clear for me :D

@muslimahdesigns9442 4 жыл бұрын

I found this video on the right time, thank you!

@thefutur 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@bullettin 3 жыл бұрын

I've noticed how many ideas I have when I'm in the shower, and then I have trouble remembering them later. I need to keep a notebook handy. Thanks for the tips!

@Fullstackdev18 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the valuable tips

@triboxdesign 5 жыл бұрын

Great! 12:48 here in Cebu City, Philippines

@promistry 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Awesome content.

@higheryibes4430 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much putting for this elite class information in the public domain.

@thefutur 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@boymonster2949 5 жыл бұрын

interesting stuff getting that mojo to unblock the creative process :D

@asdfgoogle 3 жыл бұрын

I actually do a very similar or identical process. It even helps me fall asleep. Often within a minute or two. But I'm terrible with notes. He's absolutely correct in that. Have something to record your thoughts. My "expertise" is in fabrication and whatnot. Building things. Not art. In case anyone is curious about if it can be used for other professions as well.

@Cubannerd 5 жыл бұрын

The ideas in the shower or when you are about to get to sleep. It has to do with brainwaves states. That's why some brain states are more conducive for studying or coming up with fresh ideas.

@marcellaallecram6433 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@TrollProductionsMC 2 жыл бұрын

I've been doing this without knowing I was doing it, whenever I had a project I would brainstorm by searching the internet scrolling through pinterest, unsplash, google images. After that I would draw down anything that comes to my mind when I think of my project just different shapes lay-outs all kinds of stuff, like a sketch mind-map. Than I would search random shape generator or random image generator, I had a rule of using first 3 and taking some parts of those as inspiration for my end design. I would draw down those random shapes or concepts onto my mind-map. And than I go to sleep thinking about the project, and as he said in the morning I usually have plenty of good idea's. As soon as I wake up I open illustrator and start designing, after making couple concepts I will sleep over the concepts again because looking too much at it will give me bias so after the sleep I usually thought about new idea's some changes I could make but most importantly I can see the design unbiased and see mistakes I didn't see the day before. I also don't like when I have even 1% doubt in my mind about my design even if it's only a little doubt I will still wait for next day so I can sleep on it until I can make a design I am 100% behind and proud, that's when I can start creating mockups and showcases, when I am proud of the design my mockups seem to carry on this 'confidence'.

@peiqitan7243 5 жыл бұрын

Learnt a lot!!!

@szefphoto 5 жыл бұрын

Shirt & beanie game strong~ Great vid, Chris!

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@mikevslc 4 жыл бұрын

Solid tips 👌🏽

@themikias 5 жыл бұрын

The Idea where you need to quickly transfer your ideas into paper has affected me for such a long time!

@rahuljonline 4 жыл бұрын

My process is that I've made Chris Do my alter ego, after watching all his video.

@ognjenrankovic35 5 жыл бұрын

great value!

@CharlieAguero 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you!! Do you have a video that talks about how you get to those 3 words to drive the ideation process? This always seems to be the hardest part for me.

@thefutur 2 жыл бұрын

That’s the part that should come from the brief.

@JJWong22 4 жыл бұрын

Time to sleep with intention, thanks!

@NSIT15 4 жыл бұрын

I am so amazed. I just can't believe. I am not a designer and I often use this approach to solve existential questions I have around life. F***, I just can't believe it when he spells out the exact same steps.

@thefutur 4 жыл бұрын

Great minds like a think.

@NSIT15 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! I am glad I found your channel and humbled to know that there are others who think similarly! :)

@caleb256 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Why aren’t we paying to watch this?!

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

We like to give. But there are plenty of ways you can reciprocate financially ;)

@RupertHodson 5 жыл бұрын

Because the best things in life are free.

@AM-nx9uh 4 жыл бұрын

because we are sold to the advertisers :P -

@CMgraffix 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

@tofu6513 4 жыл бұрын

New subscriber here!!! I love your channel!

@thefutur 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Futur

@lo-fiempath6964 3 жыл бұрын

Napoleon Hill changed my life. I needed this reminder. I lost my way and stopped taking the laws of success principles seriously. I created a familiar spirit named Ms Tiffany to get my answers. And then I just stopped being magical one day.

@virgilhorghidan7496 5 жыл бұрын

Great tips Chris, thank you! side-note: Always have a notebook in the shower with you! :P

@yuzhuhiko 5 жыл бұрын

its awesome!

@AnthonyToigo Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for clarifying the difference between conscious and subconscious mind power. Subconscious is the true gateway to access of ultimate genius beyond our humanness. U process also demonstrates method to access highest potential answers and solutions - New Knowledge creation. Theory U. My thoughts about suggesting Edison as an example of someone who used a similar process seem to go more in the direction of Tesla. My impression of Edison is that he would hammer away at a problem “999 ways how not to make a lightbulb” vs Tesla’s confessed approach that ideas and images would come to him when he’d ask the question(s) with the intention of solving a problem. Tesla considered himself a “discoverer” and seemed to be able to set his ego self aside that flowed a greater genius that came through him but wasn’t necessarily by him. Thanks for identifying and clarifying your stellar approach and process to access highest intelligence. It’s really awesome to read others comments that they have also done this intuitively for answers and creativity not realizing they were doing so! Honestly, watching your presentation and reading all the comments from everyone gives me great hope, so thanks for sharing!

@Ryan-rh8rn 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👌 reminds me of a book I have. How To Learn Like Einstein. Lots of subconscious stuff there.

@Myxlpltx 5 жыл бұрын

Nice. I usually have some good ideas while in the bathroom and interesting dreams when slightly sick.

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

Fever dreams.

@MeninoLeon 5 жыл бұрын

Great video

@fahimedits3 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Noueilaty 5 жыл бұрын

*Likes video* Okay, now I can watch.

@nigellawrence2745 5 жыл бұрын

I do the same. 😆

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

I like your priorities

@JoelByars 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the amazing content! What is the timeline of this process? How long will you saturate vs. taking a break?

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

it depends on the intensity of how you research. for me, it's a few days.

@HotBreathPod 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect thanks!

@HotBreathPod 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect thanks!

@JoelByars 5 жыл бұрын

@@thefutur This is a game changer. Thanks for sharing!

@Darksideneo 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it always work for me. The most productive time is in the shower ))

@asifzzaman1632 5 жыл бұрын

I tend to get ideas when i am on my scooter enroute to work observing different stuff on the road.

@francisarmah3263 5 жыл бұрын

Who else likes dem videos even before watching... Bless up the futur

@thefutur 5 жыл бұрын

thanks Francis. a like and comment = 2 likes.

@gouravacharya510 4 жыл бұрын

Not all those who wander are lost!

@rayanthonyvelez 5 жыл бұрын

This is how it's taught in ad school too. Also Don Draper uses this process ;)

@koegon 5 жыл бұрын

Buffet for thought.

@CMgraffix 4 жыл бұрын

nice Chris

@Webdogg 5 жыл бұрын

Activate the power of your subconscious!

@holmhelena 5 жыл бұрын

How interesting. I just finished reading a book about subconscious mind, just 15 minutes ago. The book was explaining, among other things, exactly the same topic, how the subconscious mind works and how It has the answers you need. It suggested a similar approach. The book also talks about all kinds of things that might be a bit too much for most people. Now I wonder what books didn't make the cut on your book list. ;-)

@Kvoltheer 5 жыл бұрын

Is the book's name Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking?

@shanec3618 5 жыл бұрын

Name of the book plz?

@holmhelena 5 жыл бұрын

@@shanec3618 Gabriel Dr Joseph Murphy; The Power Of Subconscious Mind. I think there are few versions out there, not quite sure. The book is not for everyone, you have to be quite open-minded. My husband is a psychoanalyst and It took him 7 years to persuade me that most issues people have come from subconscious mind. It used to drive me crazy, because what the hell can you do if you are not aware of your subconscious mind. Answer: Not much! LOL So now I'm trying to tackle It by reading everything out there on a topic.