Ask HN: How do you detach yourself from your own ideas?

IMO if it adequately solves a problem you have yourself, that's a good start. Then, try to assess how big the problem is for others in your target market.

Really nothing other than testing (could be an MVP, surveys, pre-orders, etc.) and time can tell for sure. Don't trust anyone that simply says "That's a bad idea" - instead, get their feedback on the major difficulties of the idea, and decide if you think they are surmountable.

Think about it from a measurable outcome based perspective. That way it doesn't matter who's idea it is - if the idea cannot measurably achieve the goal of the idea, then its just not good and that's that.

Join FounderDating so you can be around other people who have ideas, and you can network and talk to them. Might open you up a bit.

Have others tell you it's a bad idea?