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Let’s Not Wait for a Panacea to Ensure Good Scientific Practice

2014-02-14

Comment on a presentation about good scientific practice and what can be done to ensure that science keeps its integrity (including pre-registration of studies and data sharing). Also: Social Media.
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The Fear of Making Mistakes

2014-02-12

Do you have something to say, but fear that others will criticize you for it, especially if you make a mistake? Scared of the vitriol online? This posting is for you.
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Survival of Creative Minds

2014-02-11

Comment on the assumption that creative minds survive anything -- and what might be needed instead. From others -- and from you.
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Two Tales of Hacking Online Dating

2014-02-07

There are some ridiculous and deeply unfair double standards in our society and this posting looks into one of them. Also: Using math to hack love. If love is stronger than hate, then math surely wipes the floor with both of them.
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Using Good Quotations to Brighten the Day of the People You Love

2014-02-02

Stumbled upon a story of father who leaves quotes on his child's napkins and a few ideas related to it.
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Rejection is natural — and beneficial (even if it hurts)

2014-02-01

Some comments on rejection -- and why it is normal for everyone to do, and experience.
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Recommendation: Bukowski

2014-01-31

Stumbled upon a poetry book and it's ... impressive (book cover on the left). Some remarks and sample poems in the article.
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Making New Years Resolutions Under Realistic Conditions — and hopefully keeping them this way

2014-01-30

New years resolutions often fail -- perhaps they are made at the worst possible moment of the year. Some suggestions for better resolutions -- and mine for 2014.
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Interesting Movie Reviews

2014-01-27

Found some interesting movie reviews -- link and a few examples. Also: Stoker, Dexter, and that shower scene.
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Inspiration from Unlikely Places

2014-01-25

How you can find references to interesting works in unlikely places -- and an example.
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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.