Shut up and blog: How to create endless ideas for content

I’m going to share a subtle but important secret on how to develop an endless supply of fascinating social media content. It’s a practice that seems obvious, but I haven’t seen it discussed before.

I have a backlog of nearly 200 possible blog post ideas. I hardly dip into this treasure trove because every week I come up with even more ideas that turn into the posts of the day. How do I keep the ideas coming?

It’s a simple routine, but a discipline you must hone each day. I am aware of ideas that interest me and consider how the experiences of my day could turn into a story.

Perhaps it would be easier to show you. Here are examples where being aware of my environment led me to great blog post ideas.