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Dealing with Idea Landslides

2010-03-28

Sometimes ideas don't just pour -- the landscape moves. What to do in these situations, with an example of having a mental breakthrough when it came to understanding programming.
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Effective and Ineffective Workgroup Meetings

2010-02-16

A comparison of meetings that work well and those that do not -- on multiple criteria.
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PostDoc RoadMap

2010-02-04

How do you plan your post-doc phase? Here's a suggestion. (Update: Looking at it four years later, I think it's too detailed and optimistic. And it needed better feedback.)
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Think differently?

2010-01-28

A look at Apple's iPad release, their marketing tactics, and whether they fuel or stifle creativity. Also: Star Trek.
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Media-rich/enhanced eBook

2010-01-18

Some thoughts on a media-rich/enhanced eBook. Reading could become ... ah, read on.
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Capture your ideas: PhD Comic

2010-01-14

I guess this PhD comic says it all. :-)
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eMails — The other way to keep a diary

2009-12-12

Remembering the past can be difficult, but you leave tracks. Especially your saved eMail communication with a good friend can be very helpful.
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Year’s End: Time for a Life Newspaper

2009-12-12

Creating a year's end newspaper about the past year can help you remember the past much better than any diary.
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Mendeley Research Networks

2009-11-27

Some information about Mendeley -- esp. the social aspects seem very interesting.
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Paper vs. Digital — Why not both?

2009-11-20

Combining paper and digital can give you the best of both worlds. Here: A Moleskine PDA holder.
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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.