task_management – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Paper Journal for Reflection and Habit Change

2024-02-12

Even in a digital age, there are good arguments for using a Paper Journal.
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Keeping Your Head Clear in the Morning

2023-12-03

Simple (but not easy) effective method to keep the head free in the morning.
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Seeing half a year in advance for a digital-paper-like calendar

2023-10-11

Useful addition to a digital paper-like calendar: six-month overview page.
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Simple Three Tasks Time Blocking Day Page

2023-05-06

Combining Three Tasks with Newport's Time-Block Planning on an e-ink Tablet.
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Obsidian Prepared Daily Notes

2023-02-05

Why create a new note each and every day, when you can prepare notes for each and every day, kinda like the pages of a Bullet Journal.
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Changing Habits to Read More Books

2023-02-05

There are lots of tips on changing habits, and lots of them refer to reading more books. In the end, the method has to fit to the person. So here's another (argument for an) option.
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Changing Work-Life Balance and Calendar Time Management

2023-02-05

Trying to spend less time at work, with mixed results. However, using the calendar for when to go home works out pretty well.
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Dissertation Time — It’s a marathon, not interval training

2022-12-15

Short comment why «one day in the week for the dissertation/PhD thesis» likely will not work (well).
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Presentation on Digital Minimalism for Creativity (German Version)

2022-11-11

Combining an earlier presentation on digital minimalism with time enough for creativity.
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Breaks

2022-08-31

Just a short comment on the need for breaks, if only for a toilet break.
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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.