know_yourself – Page 39 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

I am taking a hiatus for some time …

2010-07-16

Burned out for the moment, but here's something to read.
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The Court Jester

2010-07-02

Where are the court jesters when you need them? Seriously, never more needed than today. Here's why ...
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Communicating Psychological Disorders

2010-06-29

Psychological disorders are hard to understand unless you suffer from them (or, depending on the disorder, people you know suffer from them). Here are two suggestions -- one for depression and one for Aspergers.
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Intelligence, Creativity and your own Contribution

2010-06-27

Sometimes people confuse the ability to understand complex ideas with having these ideas. (And all I wanted was to enjoy my Frappuccino.)
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Is Everybody Always Trying To Improve Themselves As I Am?

2010-06-09

A question I ask myself frequently. Not mine, luckily.
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Why repeating something you’ve done brilliantly doesn’t deliver the same (brilliant) results

2010-06-08

A good explanation why you shouldn't be discouraged by setbacks.
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When the Big Fish leaves the Little Pond

2010-06-05

A few remarks when it comes to playing with the big boys and girls. After all, if you want to be creative and live from it, you should know what you are dealing with. Also one of the most useful papers when it comes to skill estimations.
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survive

2010-06-04

A few words about a place that was hell for me when I lacked the skills to deal with hell.
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Know Yourself

2010-06-02

A few thoughts on knowing oneself. (Update: Not sure I still agree with it.)
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Skeptical and Critical Thinking 101

2010-05-29

The basics of skeptical thinking and something I would consider pretty important in most settings.
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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.