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Thought Row Thoughts On The Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution is defined as the process of change in modern history from a handcraft economy, using tools, to one dominated by machines in manufacturing. If you are reading this, you are now moving into The Fourth Industrial Revolution. Like it or not, life will never be the same for virtually everyone on the planet. I asked AI to provide the definition of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and here's what it served up. "The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) refers to the current era of technological advancements and innovations in fields such...

  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...

  Hour By Hour Creativity is Your Power: The clocks now hour. On this particular occasion, it silently struck at 3 AM. Which in turn created a restless sleep. You might guess that creativity never truly rests. It can strike at any hour. Wouldn't it be a benefit to all if there was a timepiece that incrementally called out, "it's time to be creative." Our brains would just tune in and bask in that nurturing creative hour. Unfortunately, such a device does not exist. Creative thoughts and ideas have a sometimes annoying way of showing up when it may be...

  Controlling Anxiety Before During and After You Go Out Into The World: Looking desperately, or desperately looking for that one thing that tells you how to be confident in who you are. Have you ever wondered about the people you see, that appear to be in complete control of their lives and their destiny ever feel insecure or have anxieties? The answer is they do. And they do, much more than you might think. It's being human. In our society, anxiety has become a dirty word. If you have any form of anxiety, you immediately think that there is...