living_as_a_creative – Page 60 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Release Date for Organizing Creativity II: Sunday, March, 25, 2012.

2012-03-22

I'm risking a prediction when I will release the 2nd version of "Organizing Creativity". It will be finished. It must be.
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Praxis — What is it good for?

2012-03-09

A nice metaphor on the relation between scientific research and "real life".
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Know yourself — or not?

2012-03-09

A nice xkcd showing the dangers of knowing yourself.
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Inspiration: Music

2012-03-07

Links to some beautiful music videos, from violins to guitars.
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Make sure you can do your To-Dos within any given day

2012-02-29

Perhaps the one tip that prevents the most dissatisfaction with to-do lists. And how to implement it.
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What do you live for?

2012-02-22

How do you answer such a question? Well, how about starting with what you want, and going top down from it.
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Why Complete Freedom Is Not a Good Idea

2012-02-21

Trust me on this. You don't want complete freedom. No, you really don't.
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That part apart

2012-02-09

Probably the one part that might be crucial for creative works, but it comes with a price. Also: Shakespeare.
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‘Unleashing’ Creativity

2012-01-27

A few no-bullshit comments on the understandable wish to be able to unleash creativity. Hint: It's not a dog.
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Task Management with OmniFocus

2012-01-08

OmniFocus is an interesting and powerful app to manage your tasks. Here are some tips to use it.
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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.