January 2016 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Question: Why is Modern Art so Bad?

2016-01-26

Interesting video addressing: "Why is modern art so bad?"
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Circus Ponies Notebook Alternative – OmniOutliner

2016-01-24

Given that Circus Ponies Notebook is no longer available, it's high time to look for an alternative. So far, OmniOutliner seems to be a suiting replacement. So here's a first look at OmniOutliner, how it compares to Circus Ponies Notebook, and a preliminary way to migrate content from CPN to OmniOutliner.
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Watching Ballet in a Cinema — Second Impression

2016-01-24

Another impression of watching a live screening of a ballet performance in a cinema. This time it blew me away.

Image from https://mobile.twitter.com/picturehouses/status/689457717891567616
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How about a “Rehearse Slideshow” Mode with a Virtual Reality Audience?

2016-01-21

Speaking in front of an audience is a skill that needs to be developed. With technologies like Oculus Rift hopefully making virtual reality more mainstream, would a virtual reality audience be helpful to learn how to speak in public?
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One eMail-Rule to Misrule Them All

2016-01-21

It's bad when something you depend upon, something which works perfectly, suddenly has hiccups. It's even worse when you've created the issue yourself. Hello vanishing eMails and eMail-rules.
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RIP, Circus Ponies Notebook

2016-01-08

Comment on the end of Circus Ponies Notebook.
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Calendar with Images from Video Games

2016-01-02

One of the nice things when things are digital -- you can use screenshots from computer games for your own calendar.
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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.

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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.