‘Everything You Did Has Already Been Done’

Why is it that everyone thinks they are the first to come up with every great marvelous idea that exists on this planet? For example, just the other day, someone told me that they came up with the Kanye sound, before Kanye came up with it. And someone told me once, that they came up with the idea of Missy Elliot’s 3-D video before she did. I mean was Alicia Keys the first artist to ever be able to sing and play the piano at the same time? I doubt it. But she was one of the first to popularize it (on stage, and in videos). That’s the difference. It’s not about the first person to come up with the idea. It’s the first person to come out with the idea. Granted, some ideas are marvelous, and maybe someone did magically dream them up from the depths of nowhere,… but chances are most ideas are not 100% original. Most ideas stem from other material we have already seen or heard. So my point is stop being bitter because you think someone stole your idea!! Instead, put that energy to better use, and figure out ways to get your great ideas out to the public.