General Tips – Page 57 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Socially Accepted Gleeful Bullying

2016-04-10

There are people who actually want to improve the world. But there are also people who use activism as an excuse to bully others. This posting is about the later.
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Crappy Dubbing, or: Why watch movies in their original language

2016-04-10

If you have never tried to watch movies in their original language (with subtitles if needed), do so. In many cases, the translations are really, really badly done. One trailer example ...
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Beautiful illustration of the “Thought Police and Political Correctness in Modern Academia” lecture by Gad Saad

2016-04-09

Part of a lecture by Gad Saad illustrated by Matthew Drake -- beautifully done, despite the gruesome topic.
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Writing like a commie, or what the teacher wants to hear vs what you actually believe

2016-02-25

A short comment on staying true to yourself vs. getting good grades.
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Watching TED in the cinema

2016-02-18

The TED (Technology Entertainment Design) conferences are usually very interesting. For this year's conference, they live-streamed the opening session to some cinemas. Here are some impressions.
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Recommendation: How to Speak — Lecture Tips from Patrick Winston

2016-02-18

Stumbled upon a great presentation by Patrick Winston about doing presentations. Very well worth watching.
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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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Looking back at the postings of 2015

2015-12-26

Postings of 2015 ... somewhat sorted for a quick overview/recap.
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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.