This challenge is an indirect writing exercise. Indirect because I'm not actually going to write but it's a practice in creative/divergent thinking which is the life source of fictional writing. I was inspired by RSA's video Changing Education Paradigms. They mentioned a test in which they asked people to think up as many uses as they can for a paper clip. Some could come up with 200 unique uses. I've always been meaning to give it a try just for the fun of it. However, instead of a paper clip I'm going to use a fork. This exercise is untimed and you stop when you can't think of any more ideas. It's also fun to set a number goal or to make it a game between friends to see who can come up with the most uses. Feel free to try it yourself with whatever object you wish. If you post your list on a blog or website please leave a link below in the comments. I'd be great to see all the ideas you guys come up with.
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60 Uses for a Fork: Divergent Thinking Practice
This challenge is an indirect writing exercise. Indirect because I'm not actually going to write but it's a practice in creative/divergent thinking which is the life source of fictional writing. I was inspired by RSA's video Changing Education Paradigms. They mentioned a test in which they asked people to think up as many uses as they can for a paper clip. Some could come up with 200 unique uses. I've always been meaning to give it a try just for the fun of it. However, instead of a paper clip I'm going to use a fork. This exercise is untimed and you stop when you can't think of any more ideas. It's also fun to set a number goal or to make it a game between friends to see who can come up with the most uses. Feel free to try it yourself with whatever object you wish. If you post your list on a blog or website please leave a link below in the comments. I'd be great to see all the ideas you guys come up with. 
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