Tom Hodgkinson Quotes

I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind.

I'm the laziest inventor you ever met. My inventing is in my head - I don't have to be in the lab working and sweating.

I have a folder in my office with about 400 ideas in it. So it will take me another 40 years to get through those.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.

I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea!

I want to spend my time between the creation of ideas and the creation of things.

I have ideas whirring around my head all the time.

Boredom always precedes a period of great creativity.

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

You don't have to work for Google, or any of the other firms encouraging staff to pursue personal projects on company time, to use slowness to unlock your creativity. Anyone can do it. Start by clearing space in your schedule for rest, daydreaming and serendipity. Take breaks away from your desk, especially when you get stuck on a problem.

You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.

When you have one idea per year, it's already a miracle!

I have ideas saved on my computer that I visit from time to time to see if one may shine and motivate me.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

Most people have their best ideas when they take their minds away from problems they're trying to solve.

I go to bed late. My mind starts going at night - that's when those creative juices begin flowing.

In general, I don't know when inspiration will pop up.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.

For most people, creativity is a serious business. They forget the telling phrase 'the play of ideas' and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play.

I get a million ideas a day and I don't put too much weight on any one of them. The ones that really stick in my head are the ones I end up doing.

I do get obsessed with constantly thinking of ideas, all day long, but that's just how it is.

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

Recent studies have shown that our creativity is increased by 60% when we're walking. I encourage my workshop participants to write at their desks but think on their feet.