A favourite trick of proof readers is to read text from the bottom up to the top. You are more likely to catch an error…
Every once in a while you need to go back to the proverbial drawing board — meaning, re-evaluate your best laid plans. Sometimes a business…
I saw a Facebook post this week of Albert Einstein’s quote, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” That got me to wondering who else has a…
Last June, I accompanied my sister to Pittsburg to attend the woodturning exhibition in which she was participating. See https://blog.contentmentisforcows.com/?p=229 While there, I realized just how…
How to visit museum might seem like an odd instruction — you just go, right? Sure, just walk in and start looking around… Recently, I…
Practice might not make anything perfect but it does make most things easier. Practice will increase your comfort level with just about any activity. Practice…
The phrase “late bloomer” usually refers to children whose physical development lags their peers. The term is also used to refer to adults who come…
Picasso once said he spent his entire life learning to paint like a child. When I first heard this, I admit, I did not get…
The desire to create can strike at any age. A person’s inclination to be creative is more likely to be inhibited by confidence, skills, or…
Life sometimes can interfere with creative pursuits. Artists, writers, and other creatives who began their careers early and stuck with it, clearly had the belief…