creativity
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Marketing (part 2: Art and Technology)
This is part of my weekly series on how philosophy (personal beliefs) affect people’s perspective, and how you can this knowledge in life.
The engineer and the artist have the same mission.
Both are working to build something, whether it’s physical or a blueprint. What’s the difference? How each goes about their work.
Approaching the task from a pure technology standpoint, the engineer believes in doing things a specific way, which is the best way he knows. His strength is in understanding the best way of doing things. His opinion seems to be a fact at this point. At the same time, his weakness is being unable to look away from the path he believes is the best one. He does not want to try a different way of doing things.Read more
Friday the 13th and superstitions
This is part of my weekly series on how philosophy (personal beliefs) affect people’s perspective, and how you can this knowledge in life.
Friday the 13th is the most ridiculous superstition, ever.
According to the Wikipedia entry, the idea of Friday the 13th being an unlucky day is rather new. The first mention of it was 150 years ago in Gioachino Rossini’s 1869 biography. Many Italians feared both the day and the number, and Rossini happened to die on Friday, November 13, 1868. Of all the reasons listed for Friday the 13th being unlucky, none
Today is my birthday, on a Friday the 13th. I turned 1 on Friday the 13th. Among my friends I’m known as the guy with luck on his side. I’m not lucky in everything, but it seems if you involve me in a plan that needs a little extra luck, your odds just got a whole lot better.
In fact, I view 13 as a lucky number. Am I superstitious at all? Yes, and I think we all are in some way.
If we define superstitions as beliefs as ones not based on facts, rationality, or experience, what superstitious beliefs do you hold? Why do you hold them?Read more
Experience is the opposite of being creative
What would you rather be, a person of great experience or a person with endless creativity?
I’m going with creative on this one. Give me original ideas over a book of facts any day.
The title of this blog is from a Paul Arden book, It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be. Paul Arden had a fantastic mind for marketing and advertising. The first half of the book I mentioned focuses on the how and why of creating ideas before going into business advice. It’s a fast read and he makes some fantastic points on originality and creativity.Read more
