Category: Effective communication

Automatic writing for problem solving Freewriting, also called automatic writing, is a fantastic tool for problem solving. Even more than that, it is a wonderful tool for generating creative ideas, organizing chaos in your head and getting unstuck. I’ve got really hooked to this practice when I read “Accidental genius” by Mark Levy. I consider […]
Photo courtesy Fe Langdon, available under Creative Commons on Flickr.   You love your problems, don’t you? They are your little friends that push you towards growth. Problem solving vs thinking Before I’ll talk about great approaches to problem solving, first I want to explain how not to solve your problems. Do you know how? […]
 Photo copyright by CJ Schmit available under Creative Commons on Flickr. *** There is a saying: Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. The message is really simple. When you teach a person a skill it will […]
Traveling with small kids is both fun and challenge. I do my best to maximize the former and minimize the later. Sometimes, the optimization process comes with a surprise as it happened during my last flight. It started well as we arrived at the airport 3h before the departure. We suddenly had too much time, so we […]
  Many years back my friend was going through a painful divorce. She was my close friend some time before that event, but we lost the connection when we started to pursue different paths in life. I learned about her divorce from others and I knew it was a tough experience for her. I wanted […]