I want to share with you some of the opening lines of one of my favorite books. These paragraphs come from The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by the late M. Scott Peck, M.D. They apply to a lot of the things that we’ve written about here…
Author Archives: Mark Dykeman
R.I.P. Steve Jobs, Creativity Enabler
I really don’t have a whole lot to say about the co-founder of Apple Computers, who passed away on October 5 after a long battle with illness. But here’s something. Most people are aware the influence of Steve Jobs influence on personal computers and other consumer electronics (Apple), entertainment (Pixar) and, indirectly, Western culture. I…
About those missing 89 days…
So, it’s been about 89 days since my last post on Thoughtwrestling. I’ve been focusing on other things during the past few months and almost all of my writing has been done offline. All’s well. I’ve been spending a lot less time online during these 89 days but I’m still finding the time to do…
Thoughts on imperfection
Today I want to point you toward an excellent post by my friend Geoff Livingston. Imperfection speaks to one of the most vexing aspects of being a creative person: how hard it is to get something right. When you look at an excellent finished piece of creative work, whether it’s a painting, sculpture, a dance…
Short video on ways to stay creative
This is a great little video that will take less than two minutes to watch. Check it out! Click on the link below if you don’t see the video… 29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo. Thanks to Neatorama and Design.org for finding this gem!
Changes aren’t permanent but change is
I couldn’t make any phone calls. I was isolated from the outside world. Why do things have to keep changing? And what does this have to do with Thoughtwrestling? The reason that I couldn’t reach the outside world is that they upgraded the phone system at work. Instead of pressing 9 to get an outside…
Good Book – Pragmatic Thinking & Learning
I’m only part of the way through this book but I can already recommend Pragmatic Thinking & Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Andy Hunt. (Of course, I learned about this book here.) The fine folks at O’Reilly Media were kind enough to send me a review copy, so I thought I’d share my thoughts on…
Brian Eno and his creative process
Check out Developing Your Creative Practice: Tips from Brian Eno at the 99% blog for some great insights into a successful musician’s creative process. Bonus: you will find a link to a free eBook (200+ pages!) that was used as source material for McDowell’s article. Also, if you dig around you’ll find a link to…
My other blog is a Tumblr
I’ve had a Tumblr account for several years. Since I retired Broadcasting Brain I decided that I wanted another online publishing outlet that had no real restrictions on it. I’ve now repurposed the old Tumblr account and it’s called Mark’s Commonplace Linkbook. The name was inspired by this article. Here’s a sample of the kind…