I do enjoy thought experiments - they are a way to see things anew, or to challenge my own biases or patterns of thought. I think they are a form of lateral thinking - a chance to step outside your regular way of thinking. I recently came across Brian Eno’s “oblique strategy” system for the …
Lessons from a Garden Task List
I struggle with tasks and getting things done just like the next person. I’m always on the lookout for the reasons why that is, though - lessons are to be found everywhere for me. Whether my tasks are work-related or just things in my personal life, I’ve found some things that help me understand my …
Nouns into Verbs
I don’t listen to podcasts as often as I plan to. My count of unheard episodes is too large to put a real dent into. As opposed to reading or other activities, I find with podcasts that I need to devote that time singularly to listening - I’m not a person who can listen while …
Stress as the Threshold to Creativity
Stress is a necessary part of life and something that has helped us to survive & thrive over our evolution. As I’ve written about before, the challenge with stress in modern times is that our conditioned & learned responses to stress often don’t match the perceived threat that we’re experiencing. And we often resort to …
