get ideas
Verb
Meaning
get ideas (third-person singular simple present gets ideas, present participle getting ideas, simple past got ideas, past participle gotten ideas or got ideas)
(informal) To get the inspiration or temptation to do something unwise.
I just recounted a few silly stories from high school, but don't get any ideas!
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You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it.
I never drink while I'm working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occurred to me dead sober.
People ask where writers get ideas. Take my advice. Some cool, clear night, drive to a country place where city lights don't block your view. Turn off the car lights. Get out and look up. And see our real neighborhood.
Countries that do not control knowledge and information tend to do better because the average guy who is exposed to a lot of information can get ideas and profit from them.
When I'm shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You make not major changes but important modifications, that you can't do on a set. I do that because you have to be economical.
Having fun unleashes creativity. It is one of the seeds you plant to get ideas.