Published by TDP on May 21, 2021 How to brainstorm new ideas? If you suffer from the inability to think new and unique ideas, it's time for you to learn. A simple exercise that I did recently to assist me with my problem was to write down the following statement: "I am an impulsive person who needs to have things out in the open." This statement lets you know that you need to be open to ideas that come to you, not shut them away in your head or drawer in case you are overwhelmed.