General – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

My fare, Lady? Ah, Pratchett

2021-02-04 | Reading time: 4 minutes

If you haven't read the books by Terry Pratchett, they are well worth the time.
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What is observation, what is interpretation?

2021-01-24 | Reading time: 3 minutes

What of the things we see and read is observation, what is interpretation, and is any attempt made to distinguish between the two?
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Media-Shabbat

2021-01-06 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Disconnecting from the externally paced feed of the world — every weekend. With a media shabbat.
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Seems like in Germany, 2020 ends not with a bang, but a whimper

2020-12-17 | Reading time: 4 minutes

So, the Germany government did not let a crisis go to waste and prohibited the sale of fireworks. And for someone who wants to see 2020 go up in smoke and ... loudness, that's a blow below the belt.
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Since when is Sloth a Virtue?

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Apparently we now live in a land in which sloth is a virtue, not a deadly sin. Time to break out and use that life ... better.
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That Ballmer Peak

2020-07-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

I wonder ... does alcohol — in moderation — have a function?
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Things Filter

2020-06-16 | Reading time: 1 minute

Your time is valuable — take care what you take in.

Image: Windows hourglass.
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The Problem with Functional Fixedness in Creativity

2019-10-21 | Reading time: 1 minute

Lots of creative problems can be solved when we see what is really there, instead of seeing what we see.
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Looking at a Shadowrun Future — By political parties delegating censorship powers to corporations

2019-09-17 | Reading time: 1 minute

We are weary of censorship by the state. But unfortunately, censorship got delegated to private companies. Unfortunately for us ... and the state.

Image: Shadowrun Rulebook Cover Image.
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Why Creativity is Incompatible with Collectivism/Socialism

2019-07-30 | Reading time: 16 minutes

A short comment on creativity and collectivism/socialism with a few (longer) quotations.
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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.