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  • What?/
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    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 2
    • Glossary
  • Blog/
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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
  • The Books/
    • The Book
    • Young Person's Guide
    • Bug!
    • The Compleat Period Dancer
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/
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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
    • Bug!
    • The Compleat Period Dancer
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/
November 03, 2026

The Turning of the Tide

November 03, 2026/ Dale Lyles
The Turning of the Tide

In which I muse upon and offer advice about that interesting stretch of time between projects…

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Creative Spirit
Abandonment
October 30, 2026

Fun Friday Resources

October 30, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Fun Friday Resources

In which I write an entire blog post to encourage you to go read another blog about the creative process…

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& Zine, Artists, Creative Spirit, Fonts, Materials, Resources
Abortive Attempts, Abandonment
October 28, 2026

AUDIENCE

October 28, 2026/ Dale Lyles
AUDIENCE

In which I discuss how I’ve used the Lichtenbergian Precept of AUDIENCE to create the universally-beloved, award-winning** children’s series the BugVerse Chronicles…

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Creative Spirit
Audience
September 30, 2026

So, about those new projects...

September 30, 2026/ Dale Lyles
So, about those new projects...

In which I invite you to take part in an unscientific survey/experiment involving everyone’s beloved children’s book hero, Bug…

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Creative Spirit, Lichtenbergianism, Bug
August 26, 2026

Do you even Lichtenberg, bro?

August 26, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Do you even Lichtenberg, bro?

In which I proudly list every project of mine, real or imagined, that exists in the realm of Lichtenbergian TASK AVOIDANCE…

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Backstreet Writers, Beethoven Blueprint, Bug, Cecil Project, Composing, Creative Spirit, Day in the Moonlight, Failure, Keep going, Lichtenbergianism, Music, Proposed Efforts, Seven Dreams, Unsilent Night, Writing
Task Avoidance
August 05, 2026

Hum along!

August 05, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Hum along!

In which I muse on “leaving a legacy”…

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Creative Spirit, Keep going, Lessons from the Folk, Personal
Audience, Abandonment
July 24, 2026

Uncovered: a series

July 24, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Uncovered: a series

In which I show off some poetry about cats, plus some chat about writing…

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Creative Spirit, Education, Writing
Abortive Attempts, Steal from the Best, Make The Thing That Is Not
July 08, 2026

Camila's Book

July 08, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Camila's Book

In which I encourage you to channel your inner Camila…

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Creative Spirit
Waste Books, Abortive Attempts
July 06, 2026

Favorite Things Redux

July 06, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Favorite Things Redux

In which I answer the question of which are my five favorite creative works that I created….

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Composing, Creative Spirit, Labyrinth, Music, Shakespeare, Theatre, The Book, William Blake's Inn
Audience
June 30, 2026

Favorite Things

June 30, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Favorite Things

In which I rise to the occasion to name my five favorite creative works…

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Composing, Creative Spirit, Labyrinth, Music, Shakespeare, Theatre, William Blake's Inn
Audience
  • 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
    • Bug!
    • The Compleat Period Dancer
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/

Lichtenbergianism

Welcome to Lichtenbergianism, where you can find your creative energy through procrastination!

 
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