Creativity can recharge the brain by engaging and activating different neural pathways and networks that might not be used during routine or repetitive activities. When we engage in creative activities, such as writing, painting, or playing music, we are tapping into different parts of our...
As a creativity researcher, I love ideas that seem out of the box. Recently, I attended the Maryland Libraries Futures Conference. This reminded me of some of the previous experience and training I have had with strategic planning using futurist techniques. One of the tools...
It has been almost a year since I last posted. I have been writing and reading, just not working on this blog as much. I started this blog as a creative outlet, but found myself in a cycle of procrastination and analysis paralysis. I just...
Yesterday, I posted some thoughts about the book Mindful Sketching by Peggy Dean. So I thought I would share some examples of my attempts at Mindful Sketching. Pausing to observe and reflect away from electronic devices was a great exercise in mindfulness. I quite enjoyed...
My mother sold her house last month. She had lived there for about 42 years. It was the house I grew up in. While it is weird to know that the house is now someone else’s, I do not have any sentimental attachment. In fact,...
It has been almost a year since I completed the doctorate. And I have a confession to make…I submitted the wrong draft to the ProQuest Dissertation Publishing. I actually did pay to have the dissertation professionally edited and that copy was the one that went...
I love Halloween! So for the past couple of weeks, my late night internet shopping has been adding outdoor decor to my Target cart. I think I still have some work to do, but so far the overall look is good. It reminded me of...
April is Stress Awareness Month… I am aware I am stressed. Just kidding…but seriously, stress is a big problem in our lives. It can affect us both physically and mentally. You can check out one of my earlier posts where I talked about the studies...
My son recently had to come up with a topic for a coding project for school. He likes to just jump right in, but the teacher is requiring them to journal each day on what they did for the project…which means no throwing the code...
The obvious answer to who is creative would be artists. Creativity seems to go hand in hand with art, music, and drama. However, creativity is more than simply being artistic or musically inclined. To be creative means that one has the ability to look beyond...
There is still over a month left of 2020, but oh what a year it has been. There has been plenty of bad, but there has also been some good this year. My family has a lot to be thankful for this year.
Today, despite suffering from a flare of my TMJ due to concentrating too much this week (I grit my teeth when I am focused on a task), I am in a good mood. The summer term is over for my university teaching and my grading...
Many years ago, I participated in an A-Z blog post challenge. In April, not counting Sundays, there are 26 days. So the idea behind the challenge is to post a new blog post each day in alphabetical order. April 1st would be an entry for...
It is a bit dreary out today, but I love it because, except for the wind blowing in the trees, all is quiet. So I got out a stash of jewelry supplies I have picked up with coupons recently at Michael’s. You can typically always...
I had a great time at the Maryland Library Association & Delaware Library Association Joint Library Conference earlier this month. Here is the write-up of my presentation on Creativity in the Workplace.
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