Self-Improvement – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Book Recommendation: Hoover (2017)’s «The Lifetime Learner’s Guide to Reading and Learning»

2021-12-26 | Reading time: 1 minute

Strange book, a mixture of book recommendations with tips on how to read and think, incl. thinking creatively.
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Once more with foresight — using a Plague

2021-12-02 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Not sure whether the quote about Newton is true or invented — it might still fit.
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Presentation about Technology as Tool or Trap (in German)

2021-10-11 | Reading time: 1 minute

I recently did a presentation on whether technology is a tool or a trap. It covers Attention Economy, Gamification, Persuasive Technology, Nudging, and Dark Patterns. Unfortunately it's in German, but perhaps it's interesting as well.
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Building something with your hands

2021-09-21 | Reading time: 2 minutes

It might be rough, it might be crude, it might only barely function — but there's something to be said for building stuff with your own hands.
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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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Strategic Dissertation Time

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

If you look at your PhD — how much time do you actually have for it? An inspiration from a Coursera Course.
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Recommendation: “Man’s Search For Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl

2021-04-25 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Not easy to read, not that 'practical', but a recommended book on the role of meaning in life.
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“No, thank you.” is a full sentence.

2021-04-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

When there is a good reason to say no, and no is enough.
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Fuck Motivation, make behavior easier

2021-04-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

An observation about students designing apps — they seem to be preoccupied with motivation, instead of making things easier.
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Displacement Activities

2021-04-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

Perhaps there are alternatives to sinking countless hours into shifting bits and bytes.

Image: Skyrim Map.
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