Brief Updates: Improv, Behance, Cali

January 9, 2009

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Hi folks, just a few quick announcements before we return to your regularly-scheduled essaying.

A few months ago I took an intro-to-improv class at the People’s Improv Theater. It was insanely fun and useful at the same time. I’d recommend it to anyone and I wrote a series of short articles for Behance Magazine about that experience (if you’re not already familiar with Behance, they build products and services to help creative professionals make ideas happen).

The first article, Lessons from Improv: Create Inertia, went live last week, and the remaining articles will go up in the weeks to come. (I’ll update this post with links as they appear).

Secondly, I’m going to be in LA from the 14th through the 22nd. If anyone wants to meet up for tea or a bite to eat, let me know.

That’s it for now. Have a very nice weekend.


Update (Jan 28): Lessons from Improv #2: Let Ideas Happen

Update (Apr 25): #3: Failing is Good and #4: Establish Context Quickly

Jan 2008

Feb

Starting anew

Less talk, more do.

51 ways to change your life

Are lists really as useful as they seem?

Mar

Routines for Creativity

Think creativity can thrive without structure? Think again.

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

The Illness

A quick hypothetical.

Aug

Working Life

Why retiring at the age of 65 might not be such a good idea.

Idea: So easy, mom can do it.

Techy stuff explained in plain english.

Sep

How to remember stuff

My memory sucks, and it's all the iPhone's fault.

Risk-inverse

When the sky is falling, stay outside.

Idea: Judge books by their cover

See how good your snap judgements are.

Stuff I love: Muji Chronotebook

On Multifunction vs. Multipurpose

Oct

How many gallons?

An Obama-inspired miniproject.

Presidential Teas

A new collaboration. Taking orders til election day.

On Permanence

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my printer.

Nov

Passion Projects

A new kind of travel site and some observations on doing what you love.

Maxing out Your Triangle

Rethinking work-hard/play-hard.

Dec

Time on Your Side

On conquering intimidating to-do lists.

StickyScreen

A digital post-it for your web browser.

Jan 2009

Buckminster Fuller's Universe

An operating strategy for years to come.

In Praise of Lo-Fi

Contemplations at 30,000 feet.

Feb

Mar

Denial

See also: hope, optimism, positivity.

Apr

Steepster

On tea and tech.

Doing the Dishes

...and liking it.

May

Jun

The Value of Certainty, Part 2

And the definition of risk.

Jul

Aug

Sep

30 Minutes a Day

How to make long-term memory work in your favor.

Oct

Nov

Roulette

New York, Michigan and Pattern-seeking

Dec

Jan 2010

More Fun at MJR

On local theaters and participation hooks.

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun