skills – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Recommendation Larry McEnerney: The Craft of Writing Effectively

2022-06-08

Damn, I know that you start any text answering «Why should I care?», but he makes a couple of interesting points when it comes to effective writing.
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Sewing

2022-03-23

A short comment about something, that might be a very useful and promising hobby.
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Free Vintage Cocktail Books Collection (and a shout-out to OpenCulture)

2021-09-22

Happy recommendation this morning via openculture.com — a collection of vintage cocktail books.
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Microsoft Word Advanced Search and Replace

2020-08-10

Word, can't live with it, can't delete it. But if you have to use it, have a closer look at the search and replace feature.
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Needed Rule for Symposia: The Time-Keeper Speaks Last (and has only the remaining time)

2020-03-25

A common occurrence with scientific conferences — a speaker goes over her allotted time and no-one stops her. There could be a rather simple rules to stop this behavior.
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The Problem with Functional Fixedness in Creativity

2019-10-21

Lots of creative problems can be solved when we see what is really there, instead of seeing what we see.
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Recommendation: The Art of Manliness Podcast

2019-10-19

An (so far) interesting podcast addressing a lot of different topics.
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Parents and Mentors

2017-11-01

Just a short comment about the role of support by parents and mentors.
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Online Presentation [Broken English]: Scientific Writing

2017-10-14

An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this version is in broken English. Probably doing another take with less accent, more clarity.
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Online Presentation [German]: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben

2017-10-14

An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this one is in German.
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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.