March 2014 – Page 2 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Both Purging and Keeping Your Study or Thesis Paper Notes

2014-03-17

An easy and lightweight way to deal with the amount of paper that accumulates during your studies. You can carry it in your pocket when you are finished. Seriously. Even handwritten notes.
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“… because woman.” Seriously?

2014-03-16

A rant about a common reaction -- esp. on Twitter -- when something bad happens to a woman, it is frequently attributed to the fact that she is a woman. And that's a pretty bad default strategy. Turned into an interesting -- I would not call is discussion, but reaction -- on Twitter, which strongly supported my view.
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Some Thoughts On The Long-Term Fallout Of Mobbing

2014-03-15

Looking back on an instance of mobbing that happened to me at work a couple of years ago. While it was fairly easy to convict that mobbing asshole, the really depressing part were people who knew what he was doing and still thought he was a good or okay guy. Pity, but some people ...
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The most important information first aid courses usually neglect to convey

2014-03-14

A video on YouTube showing a person fall down ... and what happens. Not much, unfortunately. Here are some reasons that are based on studies and not on ideology. And what you can do in an emergency ... as a victim and bystander.
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Discussing University Teaching With Colleagues: Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting or Quality Circle?

2014-03-14

Short comment whether courses for academics to improve teaching are AA meetings or quality circles.
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Off-Topic: Some tips for taking part in an extreme run

2014-03-13

Looking back on the extreme run I did participate, I wrote down a couple of tips for taking part in this type of run. After all, it was the first time I did such a run.
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New Year’s Resolution Fulfilled: A “Braveheart Battle” “Zombies, Run!” Crossover

2014-03-09

Yeah, I made it. Made a resolution and succeeded. A 26 km run ... including through water and over obstacles. And best, while doing it with an app with GPS tracking.
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Using an iPad as short-term backup

2014-03-07

A cool way to make quick backups if you use a Pomodoro app connected to your Mac, so what you have written survives a notebook crash.
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A (more or less) creative solution to the trolley problem

2014-03-06

The trolley problem is an ethical dilemma that trips people up, because in one situation they would kill, in the other they would not. I think I have found a solution for it. Or a rationalization anyway.
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When you need that certain push to get through your work day

2014-03-05

A nice solution when you have a pushing rope day. Yup it's Pomodoro, but with a nice app -- and what is often missed. Oh, and a line drawn around a prison beyond which prisoners were liable to be shot.
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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: March 2014