creative_people – Page 54 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Why Complete Freedom Is Not a Good Idea

2012-02-21

Trust me on this. You don't want complete freedom. No, you really don't.
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That part apart

2012-02-09

Probably the one part that might be crucial for creative works, but it comes with a price. Also: Shakespeare.
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‘Unleashing’ Creativity

2012-01-27

A few no-bullshit comments on the understandable wish to be able to unleash creativity. Hint: It's not a dog.
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Task Management with OmniFocus

2012-01-08

OmniFocus is an interesting and powerful app to manage your tasks. Here are some tips to use it.
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What is good PhD advisory?

2012-01-04

A question that is too rarely asked and even rarer answered satisfactorily. Here's my take on the answer -- with the best example I have seen so far.
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Time to Improve the Infrastructure

2011-12-24

Hey, there's some downtime ahead, even if only to get a moment of peace. How about using it to squash some bugs?
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The Images That Didn’t Make It

2011-12-16

We remember the iconic photographs, often without realizing or caring that they have discarded siblings. Unless we have the chance to see them.
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Collaborative Task Management / ToDo List

2011-12-07

Organizing groups of people isn't easy. There's an app that aims to improve it tremendously.
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What Art Should Do: Touching You Emotionally

2011-11-28

Brilliant video by Ryan J. Woodward ... incredible beauty and grace.
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This is not a game for me

2011-11-13

Students often cheer when they have teacher that do not demand anything of them, or rather, bad students often do. Here's why you should demand the best education -- at least if you want to make a living from your skills.
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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.