--- title: How to Come Up With Great Ideas | daily.dev description: Using the analogy of an art class divided into two groups — one tasked with making a single perfect pot, the other with making as many pots as possible — the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-come-up-with-great-ideas-iil2c13gd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Come Up With Great Ideas | daily.dev og:description: Using the analogy of an art class divided into two groups — one tasked with making a single perfect pot, the other with making as many pots as possible — the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-come-up-with-great-ideas-iil2c13gd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IiL2c13gD.png og:image:alt: How to Come Up With Great Ideas og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Come Up With Great Ideas **[Ibrahim Diallo](https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo)** · 4 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Using the analogy of an art class divided into two groups — one tasked with making a single perfect pot, the other with making as many pots as possible — the post argues that great ideas come from volume and iteration, not upfront planning. The author shares personal experience writing 230+ articles and learning to program, concluding that momentum and repetition generate ideas rather than waiting for inspiration. The core advice: start before you're ready, publish imperfect work, and let the act of doing train your thinking. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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