Thought Row Blog — Rod Jones Artist
Fighting the Strawmen in Your Life
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Fighting the Strawmen in Your Life: You may not know exactly what Strawmen are, but I can almost guarantee you that you have one or most likely you have many, maybe more than your share in life. Chances are you're asking yourself right now, what are my Strawmen? They most typically are thoughts and ideas you tell yourself that are not true. When you have an argument with yourself and your mind chooses sides which creates a feeling of anxiety and stress. Strawmen are very much present to muck things up. . When you think of Strawmen in your...
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What Makes Creativity Creative?
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What Makes Creativity Creative?: "I'll know it when I see it." I often heard my commercial photography clients make this nervy comment. I have to say; with some amusement, I didn't see that portrayed very often. Creativity is subjectively deceiving; ask a dozen or more people what creativity is. And you will become inundated with a plethora of fanciful responses. Some of those will be downright brilliant. Generally, from those who live lives filled with creativity. Unfortunately, most will be speculative, with little or no real understanding of what it means to be creative. That's okay because the world...
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The Value of Creative Thinking
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The Value of Creative Thinking: "In a most annoying way, a cloud managed to position itself between me and the sun." What could a sentence like this possibly mean? Is it intriguing enough to cause you to think? Or is it just blasé and frivolous? No matter how you interpret that simple sentence, you are drawn in. You want to know exactly what it's bringing forth and what is the story behind it. In a gentle way, it makes you think. I have always been fascinated by this simple direct sentence; "thoughts are things." All on its own, these...
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Never Let Other People Define Who You Are
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The Bogeyman Syndrome
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