Duncan - Dice Song

What Changes do you Want to Hold on to?

As we start to look to the future, it's worth considering what things we want to keep...

Ramble in Another Language (English Translation, Rozmawiać w innym języku)

This is my first blog article in another language! (This is the English Translation of the original Polish article). Article in another languageI had a plan for first article in another language. I planned on writing in Spanish. But my Polish tutor had another idea. I would write a post

Polski

Rozmawiać w innym języku (Ramble in another language)

To jest mój pierwszy artykuł na blog w innym języku! (English Version here) Artykuł w Innym językuMam plan na mój pierwszy artykuł w innym języku. Planowałem pisać po Hiszpańsku. Ale moja nauczycielka polskiego ma dobry pomysł. Napisałbym post na blogu po polsku. Ale miałbym pomoc z gramatyką. Dlaczego artykuł w

Writing

Longer Story Concerning Covid Using Multiple Syllables.

Herein abides another story about Covid. Using sentences containing “longer items”. Longer items herewith defined: “Using sentence fragments containing letter groupings. Groupings contain multiple syllables. Story Detailing Sunday During CovidSunday during Covid contains greater excitement, having daily occupational efforts removed. Freedom allows longer morning duration residing within blankets. Story continues

Writing

A Tale of Short Words in the Plague.

So this post is a hard one to write. The Rule of Short WordsIt is a task to use just words of one Syl. A made up word short for a long word. I may try one more post which is just words of more than one syl. Oh the

Books

The Importance of Physical Books

The importance of the books. The type you can touch or write in or put a bookmark in or see on a shelf. Books are Still ImportantBooks have forever held an important part of my life. They kept me occupied on long car journeys growing up, something to look forward

Creative Projects

A Ramble on Things to Occupy Hands without a Screen

Today's self indulgent blog ramble is about hands. Hands Without ScreensMore specifically, the use of hands without screens involved. Lockdown is dominated by screen time and homeworking. So our time is defined by the split in screen and no-screen time. Our minds work differently when our hands are active. Be

Habits

Keeping Life Going with Habits

Habits come, habits go, and Covid comes to wreck and renew. Keeping Life GoingI've been considering habits at lot recently. In times of great stress some habits will fall away, strong ones stay and others reappear from our past. For most now is one of those times. And its when

Lifestyle

Reducing Screen Time

A haphazard look at some options for reducing screen time in covid. Screens All the TimeWith working from home and restrictions on movement and socialising you might be spending more time on screens than ever before. I know I am, as I'm living alone and working from home. I normally

Podcasts

Creative Podcasts for 2021

Creative Podcasts for 2021 With lockdown in England continuing indefinitely, there are many hours available to listen to...podcasts. One of my favourite subjects, I'm starting 2021 on easy mode with 5 choices to add to 2020 Creative Podcasts . The ones from the 2020 article are still valid choices. Leonie

Story Icons

Story Icons. Part 2 - of Punk and Pirates

In the first article on Story Icons I introduced the concept and the first implementations at Chartopia. The next part of this Side Project was moving it onto my own platform and starting to add depth to the icons. PiratesAfter fantasy and sci-fi the next theme in May 2019 was

Positive Interruptions

A Ramble on Positive Interruptions

Life's interruptions come in many forms. Covid kicked us in the head and disrupted the world. I want to explore more positive interruptions that cause a "Yes, that's what I want" moment. While considering the reflections Covid has caused. A Creative RambleI'm unsure how disruptions relate to creativity or side

Creative Inputs

A Flow of Creative Inputs

As creatives our creativity is something that needs feeding. Without new inputs it can go dry or stale. For having consistency and going into new places we need creative inputs. For our creativity to be consistent or to go new places, we need creative input. An Array of InputsEveryday life

Goals

The Art of Goal Setting

I've always been wary of when I've heard of aggressive goal setting as being key to high-achievement (whatever that means). But I'm going to give it a go. Goal SkepticGoal-setting in a constructed manner has always been something that eluded me. I've connected them to entreprenuers, athletes or people who

Creative Coffees

A Coffee Group for Creatives

"We have coffee or tea. And everyone identifies as a creative" That's the tagline for my Meetup groups. Coffee Creatives. Creative InfluencesI link creativity to the inputs we give it. Some are harder to change such as family or where we live but others are under our immediate control. The

Questions

So Who are the Creatives?

I have a coffee group for creatives and one question newcomers bring is "so who counts as a creative?"

Plant-Based

Plant-Based Instant Soups - A Practical Side Project

Homemade food to take with you, add hot water to finish. One practical creative side project. This was almost named Vegan Cup-a-Soups. But cup-a-soup sounds cheap and too English. The "vegan" tag has a lot of other baggage with it. And while the soups are vegan, I'm don't follow a

Story Icons

Story Icons Project. Part 1 - Starting with Chartopia

This is the first part of a series covering one of my occasional side projects. A Small BeginningSome side projects you work on in small bursts. Story Icons is one of those for me. In early 2019 I was flailing around looking for ways to move forward in making a

Audiobooks

Audiobooks for Creativity

Like Podcasts for Creativity this looks at Audiobooks for creativity. Also available in book or e-book format but I find non-fiction books much easier to listen to than read. I haven't linked to the audiobooks as I have no way of knowing your preferred platform or medium! Reflections on the

Questions

Questions when Considering a new Side Project

Coming up with ideas for side projects is fun. Before that are some questions to consider. When Can You Fit In a Side Project?An important question is where can you fit a project into your life. You may know exactly the time you have to spend on a project.

Side Projects

A Side Project Blog on Creativity (and Side Projects)

A New Blog. A New Side Project.Do you have a random side project? This blog "Dice Song" is my new side project, focused on creativity. That's a broad subject on purpose. Random Side ProjectsA random side project should be fun and an outlet for other energies in your life.

Environment

Adapting to New Environments

The world is in flux in this time of Covid, with uncertainty in the present and the future. Ekhart Tolle talks of living in the "now" and to me this includes taking in where you are and using that. Environmental InspirationYou've all used your environment for inspiration. When young that

Podcasts

Podcasts for Creativity

So I'm starting the new blog with something easy. Something I know. I'm already writing on a new blog platform (nikola) in a very open field (creativity). This is how I start most new things. With something easy and a low bar to cross for a success. So here are

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