I’ve been trying out a couple of mind mapping programs: MindManager Pro and Thinkature. MindManager Pro is paid software ($349) from Mindjet, and in my opinion is the Cadillac of mind mapping programs. It’s fast, has an easy to use interface, and is very intuitive with an interface very similar to Microsoft Word. I love ...
Ideas
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. “- Teddy Roosevelt Resourcefulness is really just another word for creativity. It’s how you get something done. Many times the difference between failure and success in a project is whether or not you were resourceful in getting the job done. Many times people don’t ...
Making your right side of the brain work in tandem with your left side of the brain is hard work. Trying to mix creativity with procedures and orders usually goes together about as well as oil and water. For most people, the left side of the brain is what’s used most in our orderly, bullet-point ...
Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks context is vital. While most of my thoughts have to do with capturing ideas and organization, there are other areas where context is crucial. Let’s take programming for an example. I know only enough about programming to be dangerous. (And I don’t mean dangerous in a James ...
Doc Searls has a very convincing argument as to why collaboration is better when developing ideas, with a list of ten ideas about ideas. Doc is a major member of the Linux community and very fond of the Open Source movement, so it’s no surprise most of his list gravitates toward the thinking that ideas ...
Everyone knows that multi-tasking makes you less efficient. That’s sooo 2005. But maybe multi-tasking isn’t that bad. Maybe the problem lies in what we’re multi-tasking. Instead of trying to juggle different tasks, maybe we could switch between different physical contexts of life like social, mental and spiritual. D*I*Y Planner has a blueprint for this, and ...
Do you ever wonder how your life could be different if you remembered every idea you’ve ever had? I know it’s pretty dang-near impossible, but if you just stop and think for a second how your life could be different if you remembered everything, it’s pretty scary. Here’s just a few of my own thoughts ...
