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Digg it UP - Creativity Is Like Mining For Diamonds
The Public has Embraced Local Search and Want to do MoreAlthough Local Search only caught on in the last year, such queries already account for over 36% of all search engine queries. When a person adds a geographic term (like city, town, or zip code) to their search query, the results only show them the small pool of businesses located within that area - and not necessarily all of them.Entering the search terms: "garden s
Over time, I’ve learned to put down my paint brush, my carving knife, or turn off the computer – lean back, put my feet up on a footstool, close my eyes and think. For a couple of hours I sit there and I mentally shovel into my brain a
A couple should trust each other in many ways. When they meet new people they are expected to be trusted not to wonder from a marriage. Not to have an affair or become involved with anyone else. Trust in marriage is also needed when keeping finances under control. A couple should trust one another to respect each other for example when couples have a joint bank account it is on trust that you both use the account responsibly and tr
Later, as I thought about this conversation, it occurred to me that I could
have
given a more complete answer so my friend would have a better
understanding of
the real source of what he called: the apparently easy process of getting
fresh, new
ideas.
Here’s what I came up with in my thinking. First of all, I’ve learned that
thinking is
hard work, much harder than the physical labor of digging ditches. If you
have ever
faced a white artist’s canvas, a block of wood waiting to be carved, or a
blank
computer screen that is waiting for you to fill it with words, then you can
appreciate
what I’m saying about the hard work of thinking. Before any of those
tasks can be
accomplished, I find I have to spend lots of time thinking about the job to
be
done.
Over time, I’ve learned to put down my paint brush, my carving knife, or turn off the computer – lean back, put my feet up on a footstool, close my eyes and think. For a couple of hours I sit there and I mentally shovel into my brain a
The new-construction boom has crated thousands of new condominiums. Some are well built and some utilize questionable building techniques. Before you sign a real estate purchase contract, be aware of some beyond the surface construction flaws that should make you run not walk from the development.-Before falling in love with a builder, ask for the addresses of other projects they’ve completed. Talk to condo association board mem
Later, as I thought about this conversation, it occurred to me that I could
have
given a more complete answer so my friend would have a better
understanding of
the real source of what he called: the apparently easy process of getting
fresh, new
ideas.
Here’s what I came up with in my thinking. First of all, I’ve learned that
thinking is
hard work, much harder than the physical labor of digging ditches. If you
have ever
faced a white artist’s canvas, a block of wood waiting to be carved, or a
blank
computer screen that is waiting for you to fill it with words, then you can
appreciate
what I’m saying about the hard work of thinking. Before any of those
tasks can be
accomplished, I find I have to spend lots of time thinking about the job to
be
done.
Over time, I’ve learned to put down my paint brush, my carving knife, or turn off the computer – lean back, put my feet up on a footstool, close my eyes and think. For a couple of hours I sit there and I mentally shovel into my brain a
Fitness and nutrition go hand in hand. You can't go out and expect to work out or “get fit” if you are not providing your body with the proper nutrition; you won't get the results that you want. You will wonder why you still look the same or weigh the same even though you are swimming, biking, or jogging an hour everyday. (Well, I think it is safe to say you won't get through an hour of any of these exercises if you aren't getting at
Here’s what I came up with in my thinking. First of all, I’ve learned that
thinking is
hard work, much harder than the physical labor of digging ditches. If you
have ever
faced a white artist’s canvas, a block of wood waiting to be carved, or a
blank
computer screen that is waiting for you to fill it with words, then you can
appreciate
what I’m saying about the hard work of thinking. Before any of those
tasks can be
accomplished, I find I have to spend lots of time thinking about the job to
be
done.
Over time, I’ve learned to put down my paint brush, my carving knife, or turn off the computer – lean back, put my feet up on a footstool, close my eyes and think. For a couple of hours I sit there and I mentally shovel into my brain a
Coworker problems, problems with the boss, less job satisfaction, no chance of promotion, insufficient salary, damaged self-esteem and so many other problems create work a pain for many of us. Some of us are very frustrated with our jobs and are always looking for a change in job. But this change in job may not always help. The other company may have different set of problems. What are the issues that trouble us at work? Let us talk mo
Over time, I’ve learned to put down my paint brush, my carving knife, or turn off the computer – lean back, put my feet up on a footstool, close my eyes and think. For a couple of hours I sit there and I mentally shovel into my brain a
As if we, as a nation, did not have any major concerns at this time in our history, an old controversy with a new handle is all of a sudden burst upon us. Is it a legitimate concern of some or is it the usual red herring that will substitute other worries of more urgent nature?Now we have an organized group of reputed scientists and academicians, encouraged by a Presidential comment about allowing what they call “Intelligent Des
Over time, I’ve learned to put down my paint brush, my carving knife, or
turn off the
computer – lean back, put my feet up on a footstool, close my eyes and
think. For a
couple of hours I sit there and I mentally shovel into my brain all of the
facts and
impressions I’ve gathered about this project over a lifetime. I try to define
the
problem by asking myself hundreds of questions. This is what I call my:
preparation.
Next, I put all of those thoughts aside, get up, take a break and walk
down to the
newsstand to get the paper, I make some phone calls, or go and get a
cup of coffee.
I may even take a short nap. I call this my time of: incubation. (To
incubate is to
keep - as eggs - under conditions favorable for development).
All of this eventually, I stress: eventually, draws my thinking toward a
moment in
time when I get a clear vision - I call it my “aha” moment that suddenly
puts me on
the road to a successful solution to the problem at hand. Let’s call this a
moment
of insight.
Now, my job, my task, is to figuratively pick up this insight and examine
it. I
mentally turn it around and around, in my mind like a cut diamond, and
examine
each facet to determine its value. This process of evaluation requires
more hard
thinking than I want to explain here.
Finally (I bet you thought I’d never get to this), I can begin the exciting
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