Tonight’s the night. I’m going to roller derby. I parked, locked my car, fearing for both myself and my car’s safety. “This might be the last time we see each other, old fellow.” My friend convinced me to patronize a roller derby event on a shady side of town with him. If you’re unfamiliar with…
I love thought-provoking puzzles. I ran across this puzzle while watching The Oxford Murders (one of the few Elijah Wood movies I wouldn’t recommend). Try to figure out the next symbol in the sequence below. Based on the previous 3, the green box has only one symbol that continues the sequence. What is it? Got…
The holidays are over. If you’re like me, you let out an internal sigh. Sometimes the stress of the holiday times can drive you bonkers. Rabid shoppers, avid honkers, psycho drivers, layoffs and fires…it’s enough to make you curse December. We fail to enjoy what should be a magical season. So this year I’m taking it…
Phantom Vibration Syndrome: feeling your phone ringing in your pocket when no calls are coming in. Have you experienced it? On a recent cruise I experienced PVS at least 20 times. I wasn’t even carrying my phone! I’m not saying I hate being connected to every single person in the world by whipping my phone…
“Which goes on first? My underwear or jeans?” This was my dilemma as a 5-year-old. One morning, due to temporary amnesia or my own naivety, I couldn’t remember the proper apparel order. I was planning to wear my favorite, Superman underwear that day. It was going to be a great day…if only I could remember…
When you are experiencing creativity block, it usually means you’re under pressure of some sort. Either pressure from a boss, a client, or yourself. This pressure can cause you to shut down the creative areas of your brain. These areas tend to be a bit more bashful and we have to give them a happy…
Sometimes creativity block can be brought on by something as simple as a messy work/living space. Cleaning up will often give you a sense of order, allowing your brain to get a little “messy” to compensate. (Messy brains can create really cool creativity.)
Feel like your well of creativity has run dry? An easy option to spark your imagination again is to relocate. Chances are you spend most of your time in a small area of your town–seeing the same buildings, types of people, topography, etc. Why not take your laptop (or favorite creativity tool) to another side…
One of your best sources for creativity is your life. There as so many amazing things in our lives that pass by–unnoticed. The way the sun blinded you as you sat drinking your Starbucks. The piles of rejected candy from Halloween night. The messy quagmire of candle wax you accidentally spilled all over the floor.…
The world is full of magic to a child. A cardboard box can turn into a rocket ship. A bicycle is actually a covert spy vehicle. And lazer bullets can shoot out of sticks. But then the magic and imagination wane as we get a bit older. A simple exercise to get a bit of that…