know_yourself – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Reboots vs Originals

2022-01-06 | Reading time: 1 minute

Yup, usually if not always, the originals are much, much better.
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Why do the vaccinated still have to wear masks when they are on their own?

2021-11-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a thought wenn looking at the Christmas Market regulations in 2021 (I hate that I have to write the year behind it, but I am pretty sure Covid is here to stay for more than ~~two weeks~~, oops, two years to flatten the curve).

Image from a building which requires masks (even for children under 6 years of age).
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It’s time to say ‹enough›

2021-10-27 | Reading time: 1 minute

Good comment by Neil Oliver about the Covid Hypocrisy.
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The atrocities at the height of an evil regime did start small

2021-10-26 | Reading time: 3 minutes

It's easy to condemn evil after the fact. It's easy to condemn evil when the atrocities loom large. But evil does not start this way.

Image via: rarehistoricalphotos.com
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Building something with your hands

2021-09-21 | Reading time: 2 minutes

It might be rough, it might be crude, it might only barely function — but there's something to be said for building stuff with your own hands.
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Online Censorship

2021-09-19 | Reading time: 1 minute

Hmm, seems like social media continues to remove opinions and viewpoints they do not like.
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Frequent Student Problem during the Creative Phase of a Project: Birch Solutions

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just an observation that ... enough students to a pretty okay'ish analysis and then turn that fruitful playing field turns into one birch tree during the conception/conceptual design phase.
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Jordan Peterson on Alcohol

2021-06-06 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Jordan Peterson nails it on Alcohol.
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Recommendation: “Man’s Search For Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl

2021-04-25 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Not easy to read, not that 'practical', but a recommended book on the role of meaning in life.
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Challenge to Improve

2021-01-30 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Don't weaken others by avoiding criticism.
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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.