Sanity Saver # 2 – In and Out Notetaking

Ever heard of "in and out thinking?"  Maybe not, but I can guarantee you have experienced it. The American Psychological Association studied what people did during a seminar, speech or workshop.  Their findings may be surprising to you.  According to the research findings, at any given moment, here's what was on their minds: 18% are really listening to the presenter 25...
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Sanity Saver #1 – An idea system

To think just a few short months ago I drove myself crazy by just taking notes all in one place like I'd always done.  Completely ineffective, but a classic case of "you don't know what you don't know." Enter an Idea System.  According to the course contract and syllabus for CRS 559 - Principles in Creative Problem Solving with Dr. Roger Firestien an Idea System is so ne...
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The importance of dreaming

On 8/28/2013, shortly after arriving home from dropping our oldest daughter at college, I sat at my computer and I started to dream.  I was inspired by the 50th anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech which was all over social media. DREAMING VIVIDLY I watched the speech on YouTube.  I read about how it almost didn't come to be...which was something I never learn...
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