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Are you happy with your life? And what are your skills?

2013-11-10

There's a good website with tests that are actually useful and well constructed (not the usual psycho-bubble). It's interesting to do a few of these tests, esp. the skills test, and compare the results over time.
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Too much to read

2013-11-06

Having books in digital format allows you to quickly see how many books you have -- and with an App like DEVONthink that is able to count the number of words in all PDF files, also how long it would take you to read them. Sobering reading.
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Selection Processes

2013-11-02

A short rant about the role of the selection process, esp. in academia.
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Research Ethics and Whistle-Blowing

2013-09-21

Reference to a very good paper with practical tips for whistle blowers. Highly recommended.
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Scientific Misconduct: Truth and Power (& Stupidity)

2013-08-27

Scientific misconduct does not happen here. Really? You're in good company then ... Some comments about a typical replay to scientific misconduct. Also: A serial killer.
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The PhD’s New Clothes, or: Anonymous Information regarding Plagiarism

2013-08-22

Are anonymous informants about plagiarism like informers in a totalitarian state? Or aren't they acting in the same way science operates, by looking at the evidence and coming to conclusions? Some suggestions.
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Turn your Home Art into an Exhibition Piece

2013-08-17

I recently did the label design of a small art exhibition of a student conference. It's based on an artist statement of an Coursera course and turned out to be nicely. It might be something for your home, actually ...
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Beauty and Thick Skin

2013-08-10

If you are a visible public figure, you get a lot of criticism. Instead of moaning about it and making it about sexism, how about growing a ... thick skin? Also: Donglegate.
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Attributions

2013-07-24

It matters on how you attribute your fear and your negative experiences -- and attributing them on your gender is a really bad idea. You are essentially kicking yourself in the ... shooting yourself in the leg. Also: A much better way to deal with criticism -- online and offline.
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What teaching should also be about

2013-07-10

Reducing my teaching statement into one sentence shouldn't be controversial. And I still stand by it.
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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.