change_yourself – Page 14 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Savagely Remove Your Clutter

2014-08-25

Clutter paralyzes ... your mind, your movement, your creativity. Some ideas on how to remove clutter.
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Listening to differening opinions

2014-08-24

A couple of interesting videos which are -- normally -- completely outside my view, but still, do have a point.
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The Actual Price of Things

2014-08-20

How much did you pay for the things you have bought? How much do you pay for the things you rent? Not in money, but in a more valuable currency.
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Is College/University Worth It?

2014-08-08

An answer to the question whether going to college/university is worth it -- and how to make the most of it.
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Escape the Ivory Tower Podcasts

2014-08-05

A recommendation of three podcasts from University Affairs (universityaffairs.ca) called: "Escape the Ivory Tower".
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Even Without the Barrier, a Mountain is Still a Mountain

2014-07-30

Some comments on quotas, sex-specific assistance measures, and the like and having a career.

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First Impression about Freedomain Radio

2014-07-13

I took the time to listen to a few more Freedomain episodes. Here's a tentative first impression.
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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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Dreams

2014-06-09

A few thoughts on dreams, nightmares and lucid dreaming.
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With self-reflection, take small doses only.

2014-05-13

When you use your idea infrastructure for the most personal project ever -- improving yourself -- take care not to take in too much too fast.
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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.