So you have the next big application idea?

So you have the next big application idea? So do I! I have thought of hundreds of application ideas flowing through my head even when I sleep. I just can't stop thinking but but I follow one rule, if I have thought of an idea, than at least 1000 other people have thought of the same idea as well. So before you go crazy, take a little bit of time to do some quick research. So here is a few simple steps to help you figure out which application idea to go with.

1) Search on the internet such as google and social networks to see if they have your ideas first
2) Pick ideas which you find compelling and interesting. It should excite you.
3) Talk to a few friends or random people and see if it excites them as well.
4) Go back to the drawing board from your feedback, and now list the ideas.
5) Then do some in depth market research on those ideas to see what really is out there. Looking for competitors is a good start.
6) After you gather some more information, write each of the ideas down on paper and go to sleep. For each one, write down what value or user satisfaction you are trying to address. Don't go back to the ideas for at least a few days.
7) After you leave it for a few days, look at the ideas and pick the one that seems most compelling to you from what you have written and what also excites you.

This should be an easy stress free process.