stimulation – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

The atrocities at the height of an evil regime did start small

2021-10-26 | Reading time: 3 minutes

It's easy to condemn evil after the fact. It's easy to condemn evil when the atrocities loom large. But evil does not start this way.

Image via: rarehistoricalphotos.com
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Reading Carefully (using detective stories — here: Death on the Nile — as an example)

2021-10-11 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Well-written detective novels — didn't notice it before, but a joy to learn how to read critically.
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Presentation about Technology as Tool or Trap (in German)

2021-10-11 | Reading time: 1 minute

I recently did a presentation on whether technology is a tool or a trap. It covers Attention Economy, Gamification, Persuasive Technology, Nudging, and Dark Patterns. Unfortunately it's in German, but perhaps it's interesting as well.
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Bed Version 2.0

2021-09-24 | Reading time: 4 minutes

Not sure whether it works, but the bed now has a slope.
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Shout-out to Gab.com, a social network with balls

2021-09-24 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Gab recently was put under pressure by the German government — and in contrast to other social networks, its CEO has balls.
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We won’t reach Utopia, but we can make the journey to it worthwhile

2021-09-22 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Recent events got me thinking why I detest the idea of ends justifying the means.
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Minority Perspectives

2021-09-22 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Did not recommend 2020, wouldn't recommend 2021 either, but it surely is an interesting time.
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Free Vintage Cocktail Books Collection (and a shout-out to OpenCulture)

2021-09-22 | Reading time: 1 minute

Happy recommendation this morning via openculture.com — a collection of vintage cocktail books.
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Building something with your hands

2021-09-21 | Reading time: 2 minutes

It might be rough, it might be crude, it might only barely function — but there's something to be said for building stuff with your own hands.
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Interesting Podcast/Vidcast Episodes

2021-09-20 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a small shoutout to a few interesting episodes.
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