stimulation – Page 69 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

The Most Depressing Place on Earth (for an animal)

2014-08-06

A question for those who are interested in the well-fare of animals.
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Escape the Ivory Tower Podcasts

2014-08-05

A recommendation of three podcasts from University Affairs (universityaffairs.ca) called: "Escape the Ivory Tower".
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Ignoring Critics?

2014-08-04

A short comment on a great quotation by Andy Warhol about ignoring what critics write about your work.
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Useful discussions

2014-07-23

Some thoughts on what makes a discussion ... useful.
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A powerful ad is easy, a good one isn’t

2014-07-22

A video by Christina H. Summers looks at an ad that is ostensibly for good purposes, but deeply misleading. A nice example what ads should not be.
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Media Lies

2014-07-17

Today we have access not only to the news stories, but to actual footage. And comparing the two can reveal striking differences. A recent example of a conference report vs. the actual conference presentation.
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How to Succeed in College

2014-07-16

Coursera has an interesting course online about "How to Succeed in College", which seems highly interesting.
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Warning: Freedomain Radio

2014-07-14

I hate to eat my words. But after listening to more episodes, I can no longer recommend Freedomain Radio. It's not that the podcaster -- Stefan Molyneux -- is not brilliant at what he does. It's that he is severely biased and -- in my opinion -- projects his issues into the personal narratives of his callers.
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First Impression about Freedomain Radio

2014-07-13

I took the time to listen to a few more Freedomain episodes. Here's a tentative first impression.
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(No longer a) Recommendation: Freedomain Radio

2014-07-11

An interesting podcast -- probably the best I have listened to so far. And it's about practical philosophy (meets child abuse and relationships and a couple other topics). Image screenshot from the Freedomain website. Update: No longer a recommendation.
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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.