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Creativity is a Social Business

2010-06-06

The "interaction with humans" side of creativity. Some tips, including the best way to handle people information I have seen so far -- going back to one of Roosevelts' campaign managers.
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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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Creative Solitude

2010-06-01

Sometimes it's a boon to be alone -- and that might be something a few creative individuals share. Also: A book recommendation.
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God save me from my followers*

2010-05-31

When your work attracts the wrong followers they can pretty much destroy it. Some groups who might have this problem, not really a solution.
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Creative Glitter

2010-05-10

You know what I mean? The fluff some "creative" people surround themselves with? Well ...
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Where is personal mentoring going?

2010-04-22

Nothing is as needed and nothing is as hard to find. Especially today.
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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.