I was watching a video by Youngme Moon whose book “Different” I highly recommend. She created an anti-creativity checklist. #2 on her list of things to do in order to NOT be creative was to “know your limitations.” Huh? I don’t know why there’s such a kneejerk reaction to the phrase “know your limitations”. I [...]
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February 14th, 2010 with 4 CommentsToday, I am honored to be a guest blogger over at one of my favorite blogs, “The World’s Strongest Librarian.” It’s a great blog for learning to get stronger, healthier, smarter, and enjoy every day of your life. As I noted in an earlier blog post, I’ve learned more from children’s books than from most of the [...]
READ THE FULL POSTAmazing Sand Drawing
February 13th, 2010 with 1 CommentA friend of mine showed me this, and I think it is amazing. It is a video of Kseniya Simonova, a sand artist from Ukraine who won the Ukrainian version of “America’s Got Talent.” She uses dramatic music, a giant light box, and pure imagination to depict Ukrainian life during Germany’s occupation of Ukraine during [...]
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