You aren't arguing with yourself enough
I read some advice by Zach Holman in this AMA type github post and later on his blog about keeping a journal. The journaling idea was nothing new. But there were two things that stood out to me.Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living"
If you don't examine your life and try to improve it, it's not even worth living. That's pretty cut and dry and a little scary. Makes me want to evaluate my life …
Talk through decisions with yourself
In his second-to-last bullet point on the AMA github post he says to write for yourself a lot and a comment further down says that the act of expressing your emotions/ideas in words and writing makes you clarify them.
He says you should talk through hard decisions with yourself, even argue with yourself. It makes me think of Pixar's braintrust but all contained in your own head.
So first, convert those ideas and feelings to words by either saying them out loud or writing them down.
Next, defend your position against yourself and also attack that position.
This will uncover your assumptions, your reasoning, and maybe your true feelings, which will give you clarity into that decision or idea.
So there you go, have an argument with yourself and you'll be more creative. Who needs the braintrust when you have your own brain?
(I'm totally kidding about that. I think having a braintrust is still very valuable)
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