Learning – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Getting Corrected

2021-11-05 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A short comment on people getting corrected when they are wrong.

Image: Cover of Grossman (2011). The Magician King.
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Work Environments – Creative Chaos vs. Sterile Bureaucracy

2021-11-05 | Reading time: 1 minute

I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that the next major ideas will not come from universities.

Image: Aneta Malinowska ART, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
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Shout-out to Gab.com, a social network with balls

2021-09-24 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Gab recently was put under pressure by the German government — and in contrast to other social networks, its CEO has balls.
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Minority Perspectives

2021-09-22 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Did not recommend 2020, wouldn't recommend 2021 either, but it surely is an interesting time.
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Free Vintage Cocktail Books Collection (and a shout-out to OpenCulture)

2021-09-22 | Reading time: 1 minute

Happy recommendation this morning via openculture.com — a collection of vintage cocktail books.
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Creative Solutions during Covid Teaching Regulations

2021-09-21 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Here's hoping that there are creative ways to bypass insane restrictions.
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Interesting Podcast/Vidcast Episodes

2021-09-20 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a small shoutout to a few interesting episodes.
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Recommendation: Marty Lobdell – Study Less Study Smart

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Good video on how to study. Highly recommended.
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Audiobooks (esp. for commute)

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Never got into audiobooks, but a recent Quillette article made a few interesting points about them. They might be something if you ever are in the unfortunate position of having to commute a lot by car.
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Unread Books as Gifts to Authors

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I stopped thinking about unread books as anything negative. I almost all cases, I like the author or story idea enough to buy them. So why not consider it a gift/donation/feedback to the author?
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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.