Do you know about
Oblique Strategies? I just found out about them in an essay on writing by Ricky Moody.
It's a deck of cards containing, well, exactly what it sounds like.
Apparently they were created by the musician Briano Eno.

Feed the recording back out of the medium

Only one element of each kind
I like the strategies. I'm making my own deck.

Make a sudden, destructive unpredictable action; incorporate
I can see how they would be useful for any creative endeavor: Writing. Art. Childrearing. Life in general.

Put in earplugs
Shuffle the deck. Pull out a card. Instant idea, writing prompt, advice.
They also make great photo captions.
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