ideas
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Thinking about thinking is philosophy, dude. it is important.
Where do ideas come from has been discussed for ages. Some say it is from an outer inspiring source (e.g. Rand), some say it's a genetic survival impulse (Darwin, Sociobiology, etc), a neuro-chemical process (Damasio) and some say there are really no new ideas but rephrasing of older ones that mostly derive from the observation of natural forms.
At present, I reckon all this can be true and, on a more material level, you can start with one given idea but explore it accordingly to your own talent, inspiration, study, whatever. I think new ideas depend from explosion of thought and control, which can bring out new perspectives even of the same thing.
But I also think it's getting harder and harder. Writers, poets, painters were scarce a few decades ago. But there's a lot of people doing things today, and there's too many to learn and not so much time to explore.