Do you want to be free? To live without constraints? Have enough money so that money doesn’t matter anymore? To be free of your work or the demands of others on your time? Do you want to be able to do anything whatsoever whenever it pleases you? Fine aims indeed. And there are thousands of people out there willing to tell you how you can do it (for a price). However, it appears to me that having a life without limits or constraints would be a very uninteresting life indeed. In fact, constraints are essential for all of us, and are what makes life interesting. Read the rest of this entry »
Creativity and Constraints - Why You Need Your Limitations
Posted by Steve Munroe | Under Life, problemsolving Sunday Aug 17, 2008Guest Post at TastefullyDriven.com - 10 Tips to Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills
Posted by Steve Munroe | Under problemsolving Monday Jul 21, 2008
Though it’s been a little quieter around here on WLI lately, it’s not that I’ve been neglecting my posting duties. A few weeks ago, I was honoured to be offered a writing gig over at TastefullyDriven.com (TD). TD is a brand spanking new lifestyle site that offers quality products, unique blog articles and a community forum to provide a 360 degree lifestyle design experience. Set up by four 20 somethings from Albany, NY, the site also has a conscience - giving 5% pre-tax profits to charitable orangizations in Upstate New York.
My first post for TD talks about problem solving and how we can all improve it. Here’s a quick appetizer:
