Self-Improvement – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

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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Your Mileage Might Vary (YMMV)

2020-09-30 | Reading time: 1 minute

One thing you should always keep in mind when you are developing something — your view of the world might not be the view of (many) others.
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Tortured Souls

2020-09-30 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Where does the drive to create come from? The need to ... help other people? And how do you manage to ... not kill yourself?
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What is an hour of your life actually worth?

2020-09-19 | Reading time: 1 minute

A cold-blooded calculation of a continuing human life.
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Turning mp3s into Podcast Episodes for iOS/iPhone/Apple iTunes

2020-09-18 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Sometimes the solution is just so ... easy, you overlook it.
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Finding out what you really want

2020-09-18 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Interesting commentary on ... well, life is long, and you might not immediately find out what you want.
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Painting: It does’t have to start perfect

2020-08-14 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Some things you can develop for yourself, but when it comes to painting ... it pays to watch a master. It's hard to think about drawing this way.
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Recommendation: Graham’s The Four Quadrants of Conformism

2020-08-01 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Paul Graham recently wrote a highly interesting essay on the four quadrants of conformism. Well worth reading.
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OmniFocus and iCal for Realistic Tasks-for-Today Planning

2020-07-03 | Reading time: 6 minutes

OmniFocus is pretty useful, but it lacks in support for a realistic planning of what you can accomplish during one day. However, iCal can help here.
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People Filter

2020-06-16 | Reading time: 2 minutes

We all reject people, whom do you reject — and why?
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