Self-Improvement – Page 5 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Luck is the residue of design

2022-05-06

Beautiful view(s) on luck.
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Truth to Power as a Habit

2022-04-09

Should you wait until you are in a safe position before you tell truth to power? You might wait a long time, and by then not speaking your mind has become a habit.
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Behavior change, conformity, and social pressure (end of mask mandates)

2022-04-09

Well, the pandemic regulations are interesting when it comes to human behavior.
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Interesting Article on Burnout on AsianEfficency

2022-03-23

Given the recent stressful episodes (which did/do wear me down), I found the article pretty interesting.
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Recommendation: Epoch Times Podcast with Laura Dodsworth

2022-03-21

As a psychologist, I like behavioral science. As an ethical person, I want people to be informed about things that influence them. Laura Dodsworth's interview with Epoch Times give a very good insight into how behavioral science (esp. so-called «nudging» is used to influence people without their knowledge.
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Politics vs. Politics

2022-03-21

An observation when it comes to «people should be professional and not show their politics».
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Without meaning, freedom becomes threatening

2022-02-24

A line in «The Daily Drucker» shines an interesting line on the tension between safety and freedom.
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Recommendation: How To Speak by Patrick Winston

2022-01-28

Interesting video regarding presentations.
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Book Recommendation: Hoover (2017)’s «The Lifetime Learner’s Guide to Reading and Learning»

2021-12-26

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

Not sure whether the quote about Newton is true or invented — it might still fit.
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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.