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How to purposefully increase your natural creativity! How to purposefully increase your natural creativity!
by Shalu Wasu
There are three different kinds of creative responses. Which is yours?
3 myths related to training and learning 3 myths related to training and learning
by Shalu Wasu
Myths have a way of perpetuating themselves. There are quite a few related to training and learning too. Everyone seems to believe in them. So much so that they have become sacrosanct and no one even bothers to question them.
Avoiding Death by PowerPoint! Avoiding Death by PowerPoint!
by Shalu Wasu
I must say that I am equally fed up of the numerous ‘rules for making presentations’ that we stumble across every few days either in a presentation or on the net. When you google ‘rules for making presentations’, you get more than 8 million results! Most of them are standard clichés that irk me no end. So I have created my own set of presentation rules. I follow my rules to the last detail and I have rarely been disappointed. I implore you, urge you and beg you to follow my rules as well.
My Favourite Quotes on New Year Resolutions My Favourite Quotes on New Year Resolutions
by Shalu Wasu
Here are some of my favourite quotes on new year resoultions.
Serendipity is not an accident. Serendipity is not an accident.
by Shalu Wasu
Let us first see what stops us from making happy discoveries. We have been conditioned to see what we expect. Our preconceptions creep into whatever we come across. We don’t see things as they are but as we expect them to be. Secondly, we force our preconceptions into whatever we do and want a task to go along predetermined lines. Too obsessed with how things should be, we don’t recognize lucky turns of events and new possibilities.
My secret new year resolutions! My secret new year resolutions!
by Shalu Wasu
Do you have secret resolutions to share?
Reframing a situation for creative ideas Reframing a situation for creative ideas
by Shalu Wasu
A very old Chinese Taoist story describes a farmer in a poor country village. He owned a horse which he used for plowing and for transportation.
Myths about creativity Myths about creativity
by Shalu Wasu
Creativity has long been looked upon as an activity behind the closet. No wonder many myths have developed around the creative process. Not to be left behind, there are many myth busters out there as well!
16 habits of highly creative people 16 habits of highly creative people
by Shalu Wasu
Many people believe that creativity is inborn and only a chosen few are creative. While it is true that creativity is inborn, it is not true that only a chosen few are creative.
Happy New Year, 2010? Happy New Year, 2010?
by Shalu Wasu
I have been actively making new-year resolutions for the last 3 years with very little success. It is usually regular stuff like fitness, skills, jobs, money, etc. It usually lasts for a few weeks. The longest was last year when I started jogging regularly and kept at it for a few months.
15 elephant tethers that stop you from being creative! 15 elephant tethers that stop you from being creative!
by Shalu Wasu
As you grow up and gain experience, you absorb assumptions which then drive your life and limit your choices. You can break away from them with a simple tug if you want to but you don’t. As you acquire more and more experience, your repertoire of blind assumptions grows too, correspondingly limiting your choices. Your experience becomes a hindrance in your being creative.
Right brain? Left brain? Right brain? Left brain?
by Shalu Wasu
You've probably heard this left/right brain dichotomy before. It goes something like this: the left hemisphere of the brain is logical, deductive, mathematical, etc., while the right hemisphere is artistic, visual and imaginative.
Watch out for the new look TickledByLife.com! Watch out for the new look TickledByLife.com!
by Shalu Wasu
[caption id="attachment_7948" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="That's Panna Lal working on the TickledbyLife.com revamp!"][/caption] We are working on revamping TickledbyLife.com to make it more useful for all our readers. Most of the ...
Guide to boosting creativity - by Panna Lal Guide to boosting creativity - by Panna Lal
by Shalu Wasu
Tickled by Life recently celebrated its first birthday. To celebrate the occasion we have created a series of marvelous ebooks for our readers. These ebooks are beautifully designed compilations of the best articles published on Tickled by Life in t...
Stuck for an idea? Try this. Stuck for an idea? Try this.
by Shalu Wasu
When was the last time you were stuck for an idea? It happens with everyone, but the trick is not to remain stuck for long. What if you had a magic wand and you could come up with ideas about anything at will? How would it change your life? This arti...
Forcing yourself to get up early in the morning is pointless! Forcing yourself to get up early in the morning is pointless!
by Shalu Wasu
So here are 10 points about why you should stay up late and still not feel bad when you come across another article by the self-help gurus who preach getting up early in the morning!
Smoking a cigarette is like talking to your mother-in-law because... Smoking a cigarette is like talking to your mother-in-law because...
by Shalu Wasu
Once upon a time, many years ago, in prehistoric times, at a time when there were no cities, no buildings and perhaps even no villages, there was a hunter. He had had a successful day and was walking through a forest back to his tribe. He had slung ...
My favourite quotes on creativity My favourite quotes on creativity
by Shalu Wasu
Creativity means different things to different people. Here are a few popular definitions of creativity. Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties: Gail Sheehy Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaki...
I love to fail! I love to fail!
by Shalu Wasu
Our attitude towards failure gets formed very early in life. Usually in school…and it never just goes away. All through school, we perhaps take hundreds of tests, exams, assignments etc. And we are in BIG trouble if we fail even ONCE. So we are sca...
I save 1 hour every day by using simple email tricks! I save 1 hour every day by using simple email tricks!
by Shalu Wasu
I sometimes get hundreds of emails a day. I used to get sucked in and spend hours sorting them out. I invariably ended up having a day when nothing seemed to be getting done. Over time, I discovered and started using these tricks and now I feel compl...
Why the worst may be over in the worldwide Financial Crisis!?! Why the worst may be over in the worldwide Financial Crisis!?!
by Shalu Wasu
Yesterday I was in the middle of conducting a training programme on creativity for a group of Singaporeans when I got a call from my mom who lives in Gurgaon near Delhi. Of course, my mobile was in the silent mode during the session and I got to know...
Top 10 ideas for how NOT to make a million dollars! Top 10 ideas for how NOT to make a million dollars!
by Shalu Wasu
1. Start a cool looking website. Flick some good content from various sites, put it all together and make it look coherent. Optimize your website for google. Add on some google ads on your site and voila! you are ready to make your first million on t...
Is curiosity a cousin of creativity? Is curiosity a cousin of creativity?
by Shalu Wasu
      Curiosity is made up of an open mind, acute sensing abilities and an urge to seek and find. As a child, you had natural curiosity and a sense of wonder. Hungry for novelty, you were always on your toes to welcome the next moment...
Banking for the moving Citi! Banking for the moving Citi!
by Shalu Wasu
  Citibank has recently opened up branches/sales outlets inside a number of MRT stations. This is a superb example of creativity and innovation. I am sure it is paying off handsome dividends to some smart marketing manager at Citibank!   These n...
Top 10 ideas for increasing medal tally of Singapore at the next Olympics! Top 10 ideas for increasing medal tally of Singapore at the next Olympics!
by Shalu Wasu
Offer Singaporean citizenship to all finalists of all events, just five minutes before the final event. If they decline, threaten to sue for defamation for 100 million dollars. Singapore should host the Olympics and include new medal ...
Top 10 ideas for increasing medal tally of India at the next Olympics! Top 10 ideas for increasing medal tally of India at the next Olympics!
by Shalu Wasu
HRD minister Arjun Singh should fight for reservations of medals for all countries on the basis of population. Use the country’s expertise in bribing to make sure that kabaddi, chess and coding (notice, no cricket) are included and everything ...
Why be creative? Why be creative?
by Shalu Wasu
  Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. – George Lois The popular perception is that creativity is just for writers, artists, scientists and advertising people. Not...

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