Burroughs was introduced to this idea by the writer Brion Gysin who seems to have accidentally stumbled upon the idea without prior knowledge of the early work of the DadaistsĪs the story goes, sometime in the early 1950s, Brion Gysin was working in his art studio cutting some paper up with a blade. This technique is virtually identical to what Tristan proposed in his earlier work.

Like many people, I first heard about this kind of technique by way of learning about the author William S. This was a very tedious way to build a tool but I think this more thoughtful approach makes it better than a lot of the other brainstorming tools out there. Most people looking to create a tool like this would hook up a whole dictionary to a script and call it a day but instead, for this tool, I read through an entire dictionary and I hand-picked the words I thought were resonant to create this random word tool.

The technique of using random words to inspire fresh ideas is so intriguing to me that I even created a tool on this site based around the principle of random word generation. I've always loved the idea of using chaotic accidents to create unique and exciting ideas.

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