Ever wonder why you can give a dozen different people the same tools, technology, time limit, and problem to solve and isolate them from each other for a couple hours and every single one of them will come up with a different solution to the problem? Sure, some ideas may be slightly more similar than […]
For reason my ears have been assaulted recently by people using the wrong words in their conversations. Mark Twain said it best: The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. My wife and I started noticing […]
I think it’s better to attract inspiration, but sometimes you have no other option than chasing inspiration down in order to catch some creative ideas. There are mythological forest spirits made of light called Will O’ The Wisps that lure unsuspecting mortals into the woods in order to drive them mad or have them wander […]
I think life is a constant stream of asking and answering the question “What’s Next?” When you’re at the start of project (hearing an idea you like for the very first time) and you want to put that idea into action as soon as possible, you’ll typically ask “What’s Next?” — as in “what’s the […]
Sure, change is inevitable — but how about you go first? People might not like the way things are, but it’s a lot easier to complain about stuff than to make any improvements. This article continues the break down of dealing with the individual fears that prevent people from taking action on ideas with today’s […]
If you have to force yourself to focus on a project and it feels like you’re swimming against the current in order to make any progress, perhaps you need to set it aside for a little bit and see where the flow wants to take you. Doing important work is challenging enough without fighting against […]
You don’t think NASA just wheels a rocket out to the launch pad, counts backward from 10, and hits a big red button, do you? There is a lot of thought and preparation that goes into launching a rocket (and people!) into space. Launching ideas isn’t rocket science As opposed to launching real vessels into […]