What If Games

So...recently I found a way to stimulate my writing. Hurray! Sometimes I need the extra boost. Anyway, I realized the other day that I daydream a lot. No big shock, huh? I know, but I realized this fact as I was watching a special on Einstein. Now, I thought to myself, "If Einstein could call his daydreams 'thought experiments' and use them for his great works, why can't I call my daydreams 'what if games' and use them to garner plot ideas?" Well, the moral of my story is that just since realizing this stuff, I have come up with three new story ideas...I just don't have enough notebook space to follow up on them right now. When I get home I fully intend to continue with my what if games and see where they take me in the literary world.
Ok, so to play the what if game, just sit still for a moment...if you are good at focusing, then the place you are utilizing doesn't even need to be quiet. Sit still for a moment and close your eyes or focus on something that is fixed in your view, like a chair or something. Then, choose a thought. Mine tend to be, "If it were ten years from now, what would life be like for me?" or "If I lived in outer space in a billion years, what planet would I live on?" Once you choose a thought to follow, try to picture it in your mind. Don't forget details, that's where this gets fun. What does the moon smell like? How does the sun shine through the trees and onto a lake? Have fun.