Task & Time Management – Page 6 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Daily business vs Underdogs

2014-10-08

A comment on underdogs and the strains posed by the daily business.
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Computer Games — Escapism or Additional Emotional Pillar?

2014-06-24

It's important to have different emotional "pillars" keeping you up. When one pillar falls (e.g., a project or relationship fails), others keep you up. I'm not sure about the role of computer games -- whether they are another pillar or whether they erode the other ones. So here are some arguments for computer games as pillar. Also: Tomb Raider (2013, Definitive Edition 2014).
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Using the Travel Time to and From Work

2014-06-16

A different view on using the time to work -- not for work, even if your work is in Academia. Also, how to walk through the city without ever being distracted by someone you know.
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Standing Desk Finished (more or less)

2014-06-02

Instructions on building a reading desk from cheap IKEA components.
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Book Recommendation: BITE: Recipes for Remarkable Research

2014-05-29

A very good book (cover left) on possible strategies to improve one's research productivity ... and happiness.
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A very good article on time management in science

2014-02-27

Read a very good paper on time management. Love the ways you can say no, without coming off too negative (two-page table!).
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Where does your creativity break down?

2013-11-25

Looking at the bottlenecks where your creativity breaks down and dealing with them is the best thing you can do to improve your creativity. Some suggestions.
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27 Really Useful iOS Apps on the iPhone

2013-11-07

An overview of 27 apps I frequently use.
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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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DEVONthink To Go — A Second Look

2013-10-27

Some tips on using DEVONthink To Go. There are some things you should keep in mind. Oh, and the library of Alexandria.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

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.