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    • 0. The Airport Version
    • 1. Task Avoidance
    • 2. Waste Books
    • 3. Abortive Attempts
    • 4. Gestalt
    • 5. Successive Approximation
    • 6. Ritual
    • 7. Steal from the Best
    • 8. Audience
    • 9. Abandonment
    • Self Assessment
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    • March from the Dark Side
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Lichtenbergianism
  • Home/
  • What?/
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 1
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 2
    • Glossary
  • Blog/
  • The Nine Precepts/
    • 0. The Airport Version
    • 1. Task Avoidance
    • 2. Waste Books
    • 3. Abortive Attempts
    • 4. Gestalt
    • 5. Successive Approximation
    • 6. Ritual
    • 7. Steal from the Best
    • 8. Audience
    • 9. Abandonment
    • Self Assessment
  • The Books/
    • The Book
    • Young Person's Guide
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/
January 28, 2026

Tranquillo: a beginning

January 28, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Tranquillo: a beginning

In which I begin working on “Ten Little Waltzes” with an ABORTIVE ATTEMPT of floaty dance scarf thingies…

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Ten Little Waltzes
Abortive Attempts
January 26, 2026

Have a little Figaro...

January 26, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Have a little Figaro...

In which I share (again) my translation of “Marriage of Figaro,” this time with a bonus video…

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Marriage of Figaro
Abandonment
January 23, 2026

Fun Friday Resources

January 23, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Fun Friday Resources

In which I give you some interesting resources as well as another lesson on STEALING FROM THE BEST (also sexing frogs)…

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Resources
Steal from the Best
January 21, 2026

Stealing from the Best: an object lesson

January 21, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Stealing from the Best: an object lesson

In which I show you how to STEAL FROM THE BEST to create your own work…

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Creative Spirit, Composing
Steal from the Best, King of Hearts Fallacy
January 20, 2026

So you didn't go to art school...

January 20, 2026/ Dale Lyles
So you didn't go to art school...

In which I gently rid you of the notion that you can’t Make the Thing That Is Not because you haven’t been to conservatory…

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Creative Spirit, Lichtenbergianism, Lessons from the Folk
Abortive Attempts
January 14, 2026

Getting through

January 14, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Getting through

In which I pick up an ABANDONED ABORTIVE ATTEMPT and use it to conquer Dorico — Excelsior!…

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Composing
Abandonment, Abortive Attempts
January 12, 2026

The Final Review

January 12, 2026/ Dale Lyles
The Final Review

In which I wrap up our deep-dive into how well we used the Nine Precepts to boost our creative output…

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Lichtenbergianism
Ritual, Steal from the Best
January 09, 2026

Fun Friday Resources

January 09, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Fun Friday Resources

In which I give you a handful of interesting resources for designers, artists, and writers…

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Resources
Steal from the Best
January 07, 2026

Making your 2026 more productive than 2025... the Lichtenbergian Way!

January 07, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Making your 2026 more productive than 2025... the Lichtenbergian Way!

In which I continue to offer guidance on how to revise your work habits by reviewing the Nine Precepts of Lichtenbergianism…

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Lichtenbergianism
Ritual, Steal from the Best
January 05, 2026

GESTALTing your way to productivity... with Lichtenbergianism!

January 05, 2026/ Dale Lyles
GESTALTing your way to productivity... with Lichtenbergianism!

In which I continue to guide you through an assessment designed to help you understand ways to be more productive through the Lichtenbergian Precepts…

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Lichtenbergianism
Abortive Attempts, Gestalt, Successive Approximation
  • Next
  • Home/
  • What?/
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 1
    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 2
    • Glossary
  • Blog/
  • The Nine Precepts/
    • 0. The Airport Version
    • 1. Task Avoidance
    • 2. Waste Books
    • 3. Abortive Attempts
    • 4. Gestalt
    • 5. Successive Approximation
    • 6. Ritual
    • 7. Steal from the Best
    • 8. Audience
    • 9. Abandonment
    • Self Assessment
  • The Books/
    • The Book
    • Young Person's Guide
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/

Lichtenbergianism

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