by Artie Isaac | May 21, 2011 | On Creativity, On Ethics
Finkelman showed this to me in his office on Finkelman Friday. So, What's This About?Oddly, this is about everything. It's about all of us, because it's about human behavior.Dan Ariely on Irrational Behavior.By "irrational behavior," I mean, of...
by Artie Isaac | May 20, 2011 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity
If tomorrow is the end of days, the rapture, then what about today? Surely you've heard the talk about tomorrow being foretold as Judgement Day. I'm not a particular believer in that one — I certainly don't like the idea of being left behind — but the...
by Artie Isaac | May 15, 2011 | On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
A student recently asked why I discourage tattoos. Every semester, it slips out: I emphatically discourage everyone from getting tattoos. “If you don’t have one, don’t get one. If you already have one or more, don’t get another.”...
by Artie Isaac | May 5, 2011 | Living an engaged life
"Once you travel abroad, the news never looks the same." So said Brady Calestro over a croissant at Pistacia Vera last year. It was true for me. I remember my 90-day, 10,000 mile drive through Europe during the summer of 1986. From Norway to Rome to...
by Artie Isaac | May 3, 2011 | On Creativity
During what is now a decade of teaching creativity, I've presented an assignment that helps students define their goals. The AssignmentWrite hypothetical newspaper headlines describing your achievement of four goals — one each for four aspects of your life:...
