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    • 3. Abortive Attempts
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Lichtenbergianism

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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
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    • GALAXY Soundtrack
    • March from the Dark Side
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February 01, 2021

On Reading: a review

February 01, 2021/ Dale Lyles
On Reading: a review

In which I review Nick Parker’s “On Reading”…

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Guest Lichtenbergian, Book Review
January 11, 2021

Elsewhere and meanwhile

January 11, 2021/ Dale Lyles
Elsewhere and meanwhile

In which I am astonished to find that not only have people read “Lichtenbergianism: procrastination as a creative strategy,” it has made a difference in their lives…

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January 11, 2021/ Dale Lyles/ 1 Comment
Creative Spirit, Guest Lichtenbergian, Lichtenbergianism, The Book
March 05, 2020

SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION: cello edition

March 05, 2020/ Dale Lyles
SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION: cello edition

In which I explicate the work of cellist Zoë Keating (@zoecello) as the apotheosis of SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION…

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Guest Lichtenbergian, Music
Successive Approximation
November 18, 2019

See, I told you it was all true!

November 18, 2019/ Dale Lyles
See, I told you it was all true!

In which we compare a software guru’s tips on creativity to Lichtenbergianism…

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Guest Lichtenbergian, Lichtenbergianism
Task Avoidance, Waste Books, Abortive Attempts, Gestalt, Successive Approximation, Ritual, Steal from the Best, Audience, Abandonment
September 23, 2019

An encomium richly deserved!

September 23, 2019/ Dale Lyles
An encomium richly deserved!

In which I ask you to share my admiration for an incredible artist and human being…

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Guest Lichtenbergian
April 22, 2019

Quick and fun assignment

April 22, 2019/ Dale Lyles
Quick and fun assignment

In which I give you an assignment, using Lin-Manuel Miranda as an example…

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Guest Lichtenbergian
Task Avoidance, Steal from the Best
November 14, 2018

STEAL FROM THE BEST: Caravaggio

November 14, 2018/ Dale Lyles
STEAL FROM THE BEST: Caravaggio

In which I point you to an intriguing video of actors recreating the works of Caravaggio…

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Guest Lichtenbergian
Steal from the Best
September 19, 2018

Chatter brain

September 19, 2018/ Dale Lyles
Chatter brain

In which I share a difficult but necessary exercise to quiet your safety-brain (also some personal history)…

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Guest Lichtenbergian
Abortive Attempts
September 17, 2018

Leonardo da Vinci: world class Lichtenbergian

September 17, 2018/ Dale Lyles
Leonardo da Vinci: world class Lichtenbergian

In which we comfort ourselves with the fact that even the greatest among us can’t do it right the first time…

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Guest Lichtenbergian
Task Avoidance, Abortive Attempts, Gestalt, Successive Approximation
April 09, 2018

SOON

April 09, 2018/ Dale Lyles
SOON

In which I review a new book on our most sacred tenet, TASK AVOIDANCE...

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Book Review, Guest Lichtenbergian, Lichtenbergianism
Task Avoidance
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    • 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
  • 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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