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What teaching should also be about

2013-07-10

Reducing my teaching statement into one sentence shouldn't be controversial. And I still stand by it.
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“Slap your adviser (and I hope, s/he slaps you back).”

2013-07-10

You do your best in writing a peer-review and then you realize that this person should have a serious conversation with his/her adviser. A very serious one. Best bring a cattle-prod.
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Unintended Messages

2013-06-25

Creative ideas can land you in hot water, as some people will be very creative in interpreting your idea. An example.
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Sharing Information on Social Media and Being Professional

2013-05-28

The discussion about 'risky' behavior on social media sites regarding future employment misses the point. Times have changed and just because companies can cyber-stalk does not mean they should do it. But if they do, there's a new word to learn: discretion. It's a different perspective than all the fear-mongering or self-censorship, but I think I make a point. Judge for yourself.
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Non-Stereotypical Life-Paths, Or: How to Avoid Pissing Contests You Probably Really Don’t Care About

2013-05-27

If you go your own way, people might still try to force you into comparisons regarding the 'typical' career or life path. The following mind-set might be helpful here.
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Recommendation: TED Talk of Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0

2013-05-20

Interesting TED talk about how to improve atheism. Gets you thinking.
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Don’t “be” yourself if it does not get you what you want

2013-05-20

Some thoughts on living successfully, feedback, change, and consequences.
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Comment on “10 Myths About Introverts” by Carl King

2013-05-20

Labels. Including the labels that you get when you disprove myths. And why they might be a bad idea, esp. for introverts.
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Let’s Nuke These Scraper Sites

2013-05-13

Some sites steal postings from blogs, often automatically. Some way to protect yourself from these pests.
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Book Tip: “Sticks and Stones” by Emily Bazelon

2013-05-09

There is a lot of craze regarding cyberbullying going on. I highly recommend this book for a different perspective.
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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.