Comments on: Thinking Inside the Box: The 5 Things Exercise

By: kritika

kritika — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:50:31 +0000

Loved it….These thoughts have been going on in my mind for so long…but I was unable to read my own thoughts so clearly and simply as after reading this post…..Thanku so much..

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By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:14:52 +0000

6 would have been great, but I can only count on 5 fingers. :O)

By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:51:05 +0000

Great post on setting limits to help creativity. Discipline does the same thing.

FWIW, I done various training exercises over the decades where I’ve asked groups to come up with six of something (“For those without Sesame Street-aged children, that’s one more than five and one less than seven”). I’ve found that it’s a big enough number to get past the three things that everyone starts out agreeing upon, but no so large that the groups throw up their hands in despair.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:42:13 +0000

Ken, I love the exercises you suggested. It can be very difficult to create when there are too many choices, ideas, options, etc. I had written a post along a similar vein recently, and just added a link to your post on my blog. http://learn4fun.blogspot.com/2009/09/thinking-inside-box.html

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By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:10:08 +0000

Thanks, Amanda.

Beautifully put.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:40:57 +0000

Yes, I can attest to the power of limiting oneself, clearing out the mental and physical clutter and really focussing to get things done.

…and the hidden ‘relief’, the sense of freedom, the extra time, the peace of mind, the awakening that happens when you make this radical choice.

Namaste, Ken. Thank you for this wonderful reminder.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:46:01 +0000

Come back and tell us what you’ve narrowed it all down to.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:32:49 +0000

Brilliant as ever, Ken… I’m off to explore some limits…