8 tips to make your life more surprising — from a “Surprisologist” A closeup of Tania Luna, with glow stick. Photo: James Duncan Davidson In today’s talk, Tania Luna shares her experience of immigrating to the United States from Ukraine as a little girl. Commit to the mindset and process of surprise. Luna believes we can all be surprisologists. Tania Luna leads a TED audience in a glowstick dance, during a talk given a year prior to the one posted today. Postcolonial Literature main page | 20th-century literature | some postcolonial authors | Filipino-American literature Introduction & Definition "After Iraq: Reframing Postcolonial Studies." Editorial by Priyamvada Gopal and Neil Lazarus. New Formations 59. "'Postcolonial Literature': Problems with the Term." "Introduction to Postcolonial Studies." Literary Criticism Aboul-Ela, Hosam. Adesanmi, Pius. Bachmann-Medick, Doris. Boehmer, Elleke. Dunick, Lisa M.S.. George, Rosemary Marangoly. Griesbach, Daniel. Henderson, Laretta. Houston, Lynn Marie. Katrak, Ketu H. Laamiri, Mohamed and Sara Mills, eds. Ludescher, Tanyss. Marrouchi, Mustapha. Marshall, Joanna Barszewska. Matzke, Christine and Susanne Muhleisen, eds. Mexal, Stephen J. Oliver-Rotger, Maria Antonia. Orfalea, Gregory. Pordzik, Ralph. Prchal, Tim. Schedler, Christopher. Sohn, Stephen Hong. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Stammwitz, Kati. Templer, Bill. Torres, Lourdes. Williams, Laura Anh. Romanticism & Imperialism O'Quinn, Daniel J. Okri, Ben
4 Things We Have Wrong About Creativity “Creativity” may not be the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word “conglomerate.” But Christian Stadil, CEO and co-owner of Denmark-based Thornico, a sprawling enterprise with holdings in food, technology, shipping, and others, will likely change your mind about that. Stadil is so enthusiastic about the concept of creativity that he has co-authored a new book with psychology professor Lenne Tanggaard, who teaches at the University of Aalborg in Denmark. Creativity Myth #1: You should think outside the box. Most creative breakthroughs, including ideas and products, come from well-trod areas within your own expertise, Stadil says. That kind of far-flung disconnect isn’t likely to lead to relevant new ideas. Creativity Myth #2: Big ideas come to you when you are trying to work out the problem While it may seem like breakthroughs come in a rush and tumble of ideas, true inspiration typically comes when our minds aren’t clogged with extraneous thoughts.
Musings on British Literature: 1790 to Present: Themes in The God of Small Things In The God of Small Things, there are two central themes. One of these themes is memory, or the act of forgetting, most specifically Estha’s deliberate forgetting. Related to the theme of memory is time and its different aspects: captured time and the subjectivity of time. I found Estha’s forgetting, or as he calls it, "hoovering" his mind, to be one of the most compelling themes. He does it because of one particular memory, the memory of when he told the police that Velthua kidnapped him and Rahel. The theme of time is symbolised by Rahel's plastic wristwatch that has the time "ten to two" painted on it. While the other members of the family remember "The Loss of Sophie Mol," the twins only remember the day that they "loved a man to death."
15-best-brainstorming-and-mind-mapping-tech-tools-for-every-creative-mind In order to be able to see a relationship between various ideas and information, we use mind mapping. This includes gathering thoughts, coming up with new ideas, project planning, and more to solve problems or have novel ideas. Today I compiled thea list of 15 mind-mapping tech tools that will help every creative mind be even more creative. If you like one particular tool I check out sites like Techradar, PCmag, Techriggs and CNET that have many insightful user reviews to get more information. 1. XMind is an open source tool that helps users to really understand their thinking and manage ideas. Cost: There are free accounts available but if you want to have extra features, you will have to pay as much as $79 per year. 2. Individuals and businesses can take advantage of being able to share ideas with collaborators. Cost: Free 3. This browser-based tool lets you manage everything on one convenient platform, so you can access anything quickly. 4. Cost: Free account for basic users. 5. 6. 7.
201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity Arouse your creativity Electric flesh-arrows … traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the orgasm. ~ Anais Nin Creativity is like sex. I know, I know. The people I speak of are writers. Below, I’ve exposed some of their secret tips, methods, and techniques. Now, lie back, relax and take pleasure in these 201 provocative ways to arouse your creativity. Great hacks from Merlin Mann of 43 Folders
Thinking like a genius: overview Thinking and recall series Problem solving: creative solutions "Even if you're not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of your creative mind and better manage your future." The following strategies encourage you to think productively, rather than reproductively, in order to arrive at solutions to problems. Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Exercise #2 illustrates how famous thinkers used these approaches. Exercise #1: illustrates applications of the nine approaches. Text of exercise:Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Thinking and recall series Concentrating | Radical thinking | Thinking aloud/private speech | Thinking critically | Thinking critically | Thinking creatively | Mapping explanation | Make your own map I | Make your own map II | Thinking like a genius: Creative solutions | Famous thinkers | Selected thoughts
Plot Development: How to write the climax and ending of your novel. by Glen C. Strathy* Plot development is something you should think about after you have written a brief plot outline (Part 3). Many writers, especially pantsers, don't like to think about how their plot develops until they've written most of the first draft, preferring to let the ending evolve organically out of what comes before. I believe, however, that you can save yourself a lot of time and effort in the long run by making a few decisions about how your plot develops and the nature of your story early on. Of course, your ending must make emotional and logical sense. Will Your Novel End Happily, Unhappily, Or Somewhere In Between? You may find this hard to believe, but – without at all becoming formulaic – story endings generally fall into four different categories. To make the first choice, you need to know your Story Goal or Problem, which is the foundation of your novel's plot. If the answer is no, then in classical terms, your novel will be a tragedy. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. (E.g. 2. (E.g.
Matthew Schuler | Why Creative People Sometimes Make No Sense Photo by Sophia. I’ve been having an insightful shuffle through Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book Creativity: The Work and Lives of 91 Eminent People. Mihaly is a seminal professor of Psychology and Management, and is the Founding Co-Director of the Quality of Life Research Center at Claremont. He writes: “I have devoted 30 years of research to how creative people live and work, to make more understandable the mysterious process by which they come up with new ideas and new things. Nine out of the ten people in me strongly agree with that statement. Mihaly describes 9 contradictory traits that are frequently present in creative people: Most creative people have a great deal of physical energy, but are often quiet and at rest. Most creative people tend to be smart and naive at the same time. Most creative people combine both playfulness and productivity, which can sometimes mean both responsibility and irresponsibility. Most creative people tend to be both introverted and extroverted.
Deciding How We Age as We Age Seth Cochran If someone asked me to describe the Transhumanists I know in one word, I would say “ambitious”. We have some pretty lofty goals- immortality, mind enhancement, uploading. But ambition isn’t always enough. We have to make tough decisions about money, relationships, and education, sacrificing more than most to accomplish our goals. To make those decisions, we need our brain functioning in tip-top shape, but a new study shows that you have less time to make the best of your brain than previously thought. Breakdown of white-matter pathways affects decisionmaking as we age According to a poll by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies: A majority of IEET readers age 35 or older who answered our recently concluded poll say they expect to die within a normal human lifespan. Your brain is constantly changing, and as you age it changes for the worst. Being a youthful 21 years old, on a more personal note, I only have 20-40 years to make rational, well-informed decisions.
Projects » TD Klugheit Fresken in der Galerie des Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florenz, Szene: Prudenzia Klugheit (griechisch φρόνησις phrónesis Vernunft, lat. prudentia) ist die Fähigkeit zu angemessenem Handeln im konkreten Einzelfall unter Berücksichtigung aller für die Situation relevanten Faktoren, individueller Handlungsziele und sittlicher Einsichten. Seit Platon zählt die Klugheit zu den vier Kardinaltugenden. Kant hält sie für ein pragmatisches Wissen um die der Beförderung der eigenen Glückseligkeit dienlichen Mittel, womit der Begriff eher die Bedeutung der „Verständigkeit“ annimmt. Klugheit ist in zwei Richtungen abzugrenzen: Im Gegensatz zum auf das Allgemeine gerichteten Wissen (griech. epistéme) richtet sich die Klugheit auf den einzelnen konkreten Fall mit der Absicht, in ethischer Hinsicht das Gute, Zuträgliche und Angemessene zu erreichen. Auf der anderen Seite grenzt sie ihre Bindung an die moralische Lebensführung von Schlauheit, Gerissenheit, Tücke und Verschlagenheit ab. Platon[Bearbeiten]