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How do I come up with good project ideas? (lemmy.cafe)
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I've been stuck in this mindset where I can't think of any good website ideas, or game ideas, or anything really. I want to get out of this mindset by thinking, "What should I make?", or "What do I need to make?".

I still follow peoples advice on "go take a walk and think about it for a bit" and "you'll get one soon" and things like that. Those don't seem to work.

All I need is advice on how I can make myself come up with ideas for projects that would let me do something with my free time. Any help would be appreciated!

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[–] Kissaki 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Do you not have tools you use, or miss, in your normal PC use? I have so many things I would like to have and do or finish. Things come up naturally.

Outside of brainstorming with a friend what projects we could work on together, where I was able to make use of my backlog, ideas, and wishes anyway, I never had to think about what I want to make.

Can be tools and apps or libs you use, contribute to or implement an alternative that may or may not fit you better, or tools you're missing. I've made various stuff for data conversion, archiving, video cutting, hosting/config setup, checksum generating, hex viewer, …, exploring new tech, …