think_differently – Page 105 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Giving away Gold

2012-12-22

Sometimes you have something that is just sooo useful, but the people who need it don't accept it. If this happens to you, read on.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Task Management

2012-12-16

A couple of helpful tips for task management -- in Academia and other areas of life.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Time Management

2012-12-12

Three basic tips of time management. And the best graph I ever came up with (so far).
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The x of y

2012-12-11

Why you should be very upset if you or your products are called "the x of y".
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Wellcast: The Workplace Stress Solution

2012-12-11

Great video about dealing with workplace stress. If you think you do not have the 5 minutes to watch it, you really should watch it. And BTW, if you do not have that time, why are you here?
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Choosing a Research Topic

2012-12-09

Which research topic you deal with is one of the most important decisions you make in science (the other one being where you research it). Here are some tips for choosing a good research topic. I only wish I had known them earlier.
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Short Series about Science: #4 Scientific Responsibility

2012-12-08

Science is value-neutral. It cannot protect itself, it does not have any responsibility. That is on the researchers. A few things that are worth knowing.
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Short Series about Science: #3 Personal Opinion vs. ‘Facts’

2012-12-08

There's a huge difference between an opinion and a fact. And yup, scientists can have opinions, as long as it does not creep into a fact. Read on, I am of the opinion that it might be worthwhile, and that is a fact.
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Short Series about Science: #2 Theories

2012-12-08

If you work in science or deal with it, you are confronted by theories. But what are theories and why are they so important and incredibly useful? Some answers.
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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.