Brain Food

Accept no substitutes could never be the motto of the creative process. When you don't have a certain resource available (or want a change from the ones you do), you substitute. Indeed, much of human progress is the result of substituting one idea, thing, or process for another: words for grunts, tools for fingers, money for goods. If you've ever used a potato for a radio antenna, or created a knife from a broken light bulb, you have this ability. Remember: nothing is irreplaceable. What things can be substituted in your problem?

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