[richardjdare]

Similarly, one of the things I often do is imagine the finished result. I habitually pretend I am demonstrating the software to friends (or rivals!) I walk them through it, and explain it in my imagination, imagining their positive reactions. It also helps me get clear on the look and feel of the software and what it actually means on a high level.

[nonrandomstring]

Visualisation is so powerful. Especially late at night, close to sleep. I've had that come into dreams - when deeply immersed in a project or problem - suddenly quite intrusive, vivid dreams of using some almost alien software or device, waking up and OMG. That's it! 10 seconds to write it down before my kid comes in and jumps on the bed.