May 2013 – Page 2 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

New Experiences

2013-05-17

A quick and simple hack to ensure that you make new experiences -- here when it comes to eating out (or rather: delivery services).
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Getting Microsoft Word’s Old Menu Bar Back

2013-05-15

Don't you just hate the menu band of Microsoft Word? Well, there's an easy way to remove it -- and get that old trusty menu bar back. It's still like getting a nice instrument panel of a death trap, but hey, better than one that continuously mocks you.
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Mood Management

2013-05-15

Links to online comic strips that are a great way to start the day. Also: An adult comic/graphic novel.
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Let’s Nuke These Scraper Sites

2013-05-13

Some sites steal postings from blogs, often automatically. Some way to protect yourself from these pests.
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Quotes related to (Organizing) Creativity

2013-05-10

A (very) long collection of quotations I used in the first version of the book. Sorted into the chapters I used. Well worth for browsing.
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Book Tip: “Sticks and Stones” by Emily Bazelon

2013-05-09

There is a lot of craze regarding cyberbullying going on. I highly recommend this book for a different perspective.
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Changing Habits, or: 30 Days of Hell

2013-05-08

Some suggestions on how to establish habits.
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Catnip

2013-05-06

We all have things that work on us like catnip on (many) cats. This is one of mine.
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Thinking beyond your discipline — Or: Making better Photos

2013-05-03

A look at the benefits of looking beyond your immediate discipline. Here how photographers can improve their photos by looking at and old art, and an ancient one.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

The institution I work for, or rather the people officially representing it, have already distanced themselves from this blog. I find this unnecessary, as I’ve clearly stated in the «About this Blog» section that this is a personal blog.

Frankly, I have nothing but contempt for those who lack the backbone to address their concerns directly and instead resort to passive-aggressive tattling to others. Such behavior strikes me as not only cowardly, but also spineless, gutless, and wholly unprincipled. Moreover, these efforts are as pathetic as they are futile.

That said, I might listen if you present compelling arguments and evidence, as constructive feedback is always welcome. Who knows? We might even both gain something valuable from the interaction.

A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

This blog is not focused on a single topic, or method. As long as it is relevant to improving creativity (or allowing it in the first place), it's fair game.
Some postings on this blog deal with freedom, as I think that we need freedom of thought, of speech, of association, etc. pp. to solve mankind's problems. Thus, some postings may seem a bit remote when it comes to organizing creativity. Freedom is, however, the bedrock of creativity.
The heterogeneity of the postings can make reading this blog a bit cumbersome, at least if you are only interested in one topic. You can either use the search function (above), or use the categories or the tags to narrow down the postings you see.

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

How to generate, capture, and collect ideas to realize creative projects.

Month: May 2013