Dado que anda tanta gente por aí a casar-se devem ter ideias sobre a temática ;-)
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segunda-feira, julho 20, 2009
segunda-feira, julho 13, 2009
É tão fácil argumentar...
...que o que não compreendemos está errado, e tão difícil o exercício de compreender.
No entanto, através desse exercício vemos tantas coisas novas.
sexta-feira, fevereiro 20, 2009
Criatividade é para os Criativos, e os Criativos somos nozes
“I am not creative”
I have heard a lot of people say precisely that: “I am not creative”. The truth, of course, is that we are all creative. That's what differentiates us from Parrots who can say clever things put couldn't have a creative idea if their lives depended upon it. The truth is we are all creative. And while some people are naturally more creative than others, we can all have very creative ideas. The problem is, as we grow older, most of us learn to inhibit our creativity for reasons relating to work, acceptable behaviour and just the notion of being a grown-up.
I have heard a lot of people say precisely that: “I am not creative”. The truth, of course, is that we are all creative. That's what differentiates us from Parrots who can say clever things put couldn't have a creative idea if their lives depended upon it. The truth is we are all creative. And while some people are naturally more creative than others, we can all have very creative ideas. The problem is, as we grow older, most of us learn to inhibit our creativity for reasons relating to work, acceptable behaviour and just the notion of being a grown-up.
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“Constructive criticism will help my colleague improve her idea.”
Yeah, and tripping a child when she is learning to walk will help her improve her walking skills. Nonsense! Criticism, whether constructive or destructive (as most criticism truly is) squelches creative thinking and teaches your colleague to keep her ideas to herself. Likewise, other colleagues will see what happens when ideas are shared and will also learn to keep their ideas to themselves. Fresh ideas are fragile. They need nurturing, not kicking. Instead of criticising a colleague's new idea, challenge her to improve the idea by asking her how she could get over the idea's weakness.
Yeah, and tripping a child when she is learning to walk will help her improve her walking skills. Nonsense! Criticism, whether constructive or destructive (as most criticism truly is) squelches creative thinking and teaches your colleague to keep her ideas to herself. Likewise, other colleagues will see what happens when ideas are shared and will also learn to keep their ideas to themselves. Fresh ideas are fragile. They need nurturing, not kicking. Instead of criticising a colleague's new idea, challenge her to improve the idea by asking her how she could get over the idea's weakness.
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“Drugs will help me be more creative”
The 1960s drug culture and glamour of musicians and artists getting high and being creative led to this myth. And, possibly a little bit of drugs or alcohol will loosen your inhibitions to the extent that you do not criticise your ideas as much as you might had your inhibitions not been loosened. A lot of drugs or alcohol, however, will alter your mind and may very likely make you believe you are being more creative. But to people watching you, you will just seem like someone who is very high.
The 1960s drug culture and glamour of musicians and artists getting high and being creative led to this myth. And, possibly a little bit of drugs or alcohol will loosen your inhibitions to the extent that you do not criticise your ideas as much as you might had your inhibitions not been loosened. A lot of drugs or alcohol, however, will alter your mind and may very likely make you believe you are being more creative. But to people watching you, you will just seem like someone who is very high.
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“I don't need a notebook. I always remember my ideas”
Maybe. But I doubt it. When we are inspired by an idea, that idea is very often out of context with what we are doing. Perhaps a dream we had upon waking inspires us with the solution to a problem. But, then we wake up, get the children up, have breakfast, run through in our minds an important presentation we'll be giving in the morning, panic that the kids will miss their bus, run for the train, flirt with an attractive young thing on the train, etc - until late afternoon when you finally have time to think about the problem. How likely are you really to remember the idea you had upon wakening?
Maybe. But I doubt it. When we are inspired by an idea, that idea is very often out of context with what we are doing. Perhaps a dream we had upon waking inspires us with the solution to a problem. But, then we wake up, get the children up, have breakfast, run through in our minds an important presentation we'll be giving in the morning, panic that the kids will miss their bus, run for the train, flirt with an attractive young thing on the train, etc - until late afternoon when you finally have time to think about the problem. How likely are you really to remember the idea you had upon wakening?
domingo, janeiro 04, 2009
20 Valores para nós em 2009!
Porque não começar o ano de 2009 dando-nos a nós próprios 20 valores por este ano que está a começar?
Sounds like challenge!
terça-feira, novembro 13, 2007
terça-feira, agosto 07, 2007
Será que...
...vivemos todos numa prisão, em que as grades são os olhos das outras pessoas?
Deve ser verdade
por isso é que os ladrões fogem sempre à noite
quando os outros estão de olhos fechados!
por isso é que os ladrões fogem sempre à noite
quando os outros estão de olhos fechados!
terça-feira, junho 26, 2007
Do universal ao particular...
Não queria deixar de partilhar algo que se cruzou na minha vida, que acho que está relacionado com o que temos vindo a abordar aqui no blog. Isto com a ressalva de que filosofia está longe de ser a minha área, ou uma área que eu domine...
O Mundo dos Universais
Este problema filosófico, penso que levantado por Platão, procura descortinar a natureza das 'coisas': "O que é 'Ser'?"; "O que é a justiça?"; "O que é a felicidade"; "O que é ser tolerante?".
Nesse sentido, Platão (penso eu), distinguiu estes conceitos: abstractos, a que chamou ideias, dos conceitos concretos, por exemplo, uma coisa é a ideia de "brancura" (abstracto), outra coisa é a "brancura" de uma nuvem (concreto). Sendo que as ideias não existem nas mentes são eternamente elas próprias, imutáveis e indestrutíveis.
Em suma:
- Particular: o que é dado na sensação é um particular.
- Universal: um universal o que pode ser partilhado por muitos particulares.
Isto para dizer duas coisas:
1 - Será que se pode ser feliz no sentido universal ou apenas no particular?
2 - Será que ser livre implica não ser livre de não ser livre?
Aqui poderemos dizer que o valor absoluto da liberdade não existe, ou seja, a palavra liberdade não tem significado se não tiver um conteúdo particular. Uma pessoa pode ser livre de ser/fazer/ter A ou B, mas nunca pode ser simplesmente livre, ou pode?
Eu diria que estes conceitos universais como felicidade, liberdade, tolerância, justiça, etc. contêm em si a sua negação, ou seja, ser tolerante em relação a A, implica não ser tolerante em relação a B.
Deve ser aqui que entram os valores, ou está-me a escapar algo?
Referências : http://www.filedu.com/brussellprobfil9.html
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