living_as_a_creative – Page 44 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Data Sharing in Science and Academic Attrition Rates

2014-01-19

Data archiving and sharing is an important component of ensuring scientific integrity, but storing data in-house could have unintended consequences for PhD students. They could be used and discarded even more quickly.
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Why a Creative Present is Better than an Authentic Past

2014-01-18

Do you dream about living in the past? Why not live it in the present and use the best of both worlds? You are already doing part of it when you look back at the past from the present.
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The Responsibility of Using the Academic Title of Doctor

2014-01-13

Some people use their title on Twitter and other social media. It comes with responsibility -- here's why (and why I do not use my title online but have it in my passport).
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Reading eBooks on a Tablet Comfortably in Bed (also: watching movies)

2014-01-11

I tried out the -- so far -- most relaxing way of reading books (and watching movies) -- lying on the back in bed with the screen hovering a few inches above you. Simple and very, very practical.
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Deeply Misguiding — Problems with Surveys on Inequality

2013-12-23

A long (= in depth) look at a few of the major problems with a survey on gender equality. Seriously, never seen so many mistakes in one survey. The data they gathered and their analyses are not only wrong, they are highly misleading. Bad, bad science.
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Looking Back on 2013

2013-12-21

A short recap of 2013.
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Safety must never be paramount

2013-12-05

A comment on the assertion that "safety must be paramount" for a group (here: female journalists). Safety must never be paramount. Here's why.
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Activism … and Taste?

2013-12-04

An intentionally provocative poster about gender discrimination regarding the highest price there is in journalism. Followed by an explanation why I created it -- and a question whether it is in bad taste.
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Activism — to die for or to live for?

2013-12-03

Some thoughts about activism, as I am currently thinking in engaging in part of it. Includes discussion of problems like: The Locked-In Perspective Problem, The Broken Record Problem, The Negativity Problem, The Undesirability of Success Problem, The End Justifies the Means Problem, The Groupthink Problem, The Ethics Problem, and The Aesthetics Problem.
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Leaving your Comfort Zone

2013-12-02

Some comments about the need to change perspectives to come up with creative solutions, and how this is missing when it comes to feminists -- and why.
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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.