Working: Is it Really Possible to Build Up Your "Idea Muscle?

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🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

For this week’s episode of Working Overtime, hosts June Thomas and Isaac Butler mull over James Altucher’s habit of creating 10 new ideas every day. Altucher’s theory is that the simple act of generating a list can build a strong creative routine. The hosts put this theory to the test and while Isaac remained skeptical, June had a surprising result. Do you have a question about creative work? Leave a message at (304) 933-9675 or email us at working@slate.com. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis and Cameron Drews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My guy, I use the point with Ms. Football.
0:03.4	This summer is time to get to know the players and your taste buds.
0:07.1	That's the line.
0:08.1	If 70% of the UK prefers the taste of Pepsi Max, you prefer Pepsi Max.
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0:21.1	UK blind taste test with over 34,000 people versus UK's biggest selling food sugar cola.
0:26.0	But verification goes to Pepsi.co.uk forward slash FAQ.
0:30.1	Hey, everybody. It's Tim Heidecker.
0:31.5	You know me, Tim and Eric Bridesmaids, and Fantastic Four.
0:35.4	I'd like to personally invite you to listen to office hours live with me and my co-hosts DJ Doug Pound.
0:40.9	Hello.
0:41.4	And Vic Berger.
0:42.5	Howdy.
0:43.0	Every week we bring you last fun games and lots of other surprises.
0:46.4	It's live. We take your Zoom calls.
0:48.2	We love having fun. Excuse me.
0:49.9	That song's...
0:50.4	Vic said something.
0:51.2	You said music.
0:52.2	I like having fun.
0:54.0	I like to laugh.
0:55.9	I like to meet people who can make me laugh.
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