by Ela | Mar 14, 2014 | Being, Books, Effective communication, Get Unstuck, How-to, Learning, Performance
Automatic writing for problem solving Freewriting, also called automatic writing, is a fantastic tool for problem solving. Even more than that, it is a wonderful tool for generating creative ideas, organizing chaos in your head and getting unstuck. I’ve got...
by Ela | Mar 4, 2014 | Effective communication, Exercises, Get Unstuck, Performance, Self mastery
Photo courtesy Fe Langdon, available under Creative Commons on Flickr. You love your problems, don’t you? They are your little friends that push you towards growth. Problem solving vs thinking Before I’ll talk about great approaches to problem...
by Ela | Feb 13, 2014 | Effective communication, How-to, Self mastery
Photo copyright by CJ Schmit available under Creative Commons on Flickr.*** There is a saying: Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. The message is really simple. When you teach a person a skill it...
by Ela | May 30, 2012 | Effective communication, Learning, Stories
Traveling with small kids is both fun and challenge. I do my best to maximize the former and minimize the later. Sometimes, the optimization process comes with a surprise as it happened during my last flight. It started well as we arrived at the airport 3h before the...
by Ela | Aug 22, 2011 | Effective communication, How-to, Stories, Understanding
Many years back my friend was going through a painful divorce. She was my close friend some time before that event, but we lost the connection when we started to pursue different paths in life. I learned about her divorce from others and I knew it was a tough...
by Ela | May 4, 2011 | Effective communication, Stories, Understanding
Recently my friend has parked a car on a narrow parking slot in a city in a way that would block a free passing of another car. It was the only possible place, though. Since it was a night time and meant for a 5-10 min stay only, the chances of a car coming or leaving...
