know_yourself – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

What is observation, what is interpretation?

2021-01-24 | Reading time: 3 minutes

What of the things we see and read is observation, what is interpretation, and is any attempt made to distinguish between the two?
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Seems like in Germany, 2020 ends not with a bang, but a whimper

2020-12-17 | Reading time: 4 minutes

So, the Germany government did not let a crisis go to waste and prohibited the sale of fireworks. And for someone who wants to see 2020 go up in smoke and ... loudness, that's a blow below the belt.
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Listening to differing opinions

2020-12-17 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Not as easy as it might appear ...
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Screw Optimists and Pessimists, be a Possibilist

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 3 minutes

An interesting quotation from Hans Rosling's "Factufulness".
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Since when is Sloth a Virtue?

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Apparently we now live in a land in which sloth is a virtue, not a deadly sin. Time to break out and use that life ... better.
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Killing Ones Voice with Paid Endorsements

2020-10-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

YouTube and other channels allow people to contribute with their unique perspectives — but if they get successful, they can easily kill their own voices.

Image: Screencapture of Lauren Chen doing a paid endorsement.
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Well, Stalin wasn’t wrong

2020-10-04 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Some thoughts about an alternate "Superman" history.
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Tortured Souls

2020-09-30 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Where does the drive to create come from? The need to ... help other people? And how do you manage to ... not kill yourself?
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Well, that actually did work out.

2020-09-26 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Trying out a lot, some things do work out long term, others don't. Here's a list of a few things that did work out ... long term.
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Light from above equals Hitler Beard

2020-09-10 | Reading time: 1 minute

Ooookay, let's move the desk with the webcam a bit, only to have it directly under the main light. Which, when on, creates a Hitler beard (okay, toothbrush moustache).
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