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    • Lichtenbergianism: Step 2
    • Glossary
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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
  • 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
  • About/Now/
  • Burn Projects/
    • GALAXY
    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
  • Contact/Hire Me/
March 16, 2026

Go for a walk.

March 16, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Go for a walk.

In which I explain why you should stop working and go for a walk…

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March 16, 2026/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Lichtenbergianism
Task Avoidance, Ritual
February 24, 2026

Rubber duckie...

February 24, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Rubber duckie...

In which I share with you one technique to get yourself unstuck in your GESTALT…

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February 24, 2026/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Creative Spirit, Lichtenbergianism
Gestalt, Waste Books
February 06, 2026

Eleven years later...

February 06, 2026/ Dale Lyles
Eleven years later...

In which I raise a glass to having started writing “Lichtenbergianism: procrastination as a creative strategy” on this date…

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February 06, 2026/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Lichtenbergianism
Waste Books, Abortive Attempts
February 04, 2026

I'm a fraud... and so can you!

February 04, 2026/ Dale Lyles
I'm a fraud... and so can you!

In which I give you permission to become a fraud like me…

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February 04, 2026/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Creative Spirit, Lichtenbergianism
Audience
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 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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January 12, 2026/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Lichtenbergianism
Ritual, 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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January 07, 2026/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
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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January 05, 2026/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Lichtenbergianism
Abortive Attempts, Gestalt, Successive Approximation
December 31, 2025

Woulda/Coulda/Shoulda? Try this one amazing trick!

December 31, 2025/ Dale Lyles
Woulda/Coulda/Shoulda? Try this one amazing trick!

In which I offer those who wish they had been more productive this year a structured, Lichtenbergian approach to improving their creative process…

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December 31, 2025/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Lichtenbergianism
Task Avoidance, Waste Books
November 12, 2025

What if you're actually not any good at this?

November 12, 2025/ Dale Lyles
What if you're actually not any good at this?

In which I give you a gentle scolding for believing that you’re not good enough to Make the Thing That Is Not…

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November 12, 2025/ Dale Lyles/ Comment
Creative Spirit, Lichtenbergianism
  • 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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