Category Archives: Ideas

Empire of the Soul – Photos

Posted on March 21, 2012 by atlumschema

Our lives are comprised of stories; they ARE our lives. They are the constructive constituents of our very reality. We all have stories and we all listen to the stories that we are told. They spread through generations until we … Continue reading →

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Nervous about Performing Live? (Why I Sometimes Put it Off)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by atlumschema

I have posted before about some of the common mis-conceptions of introversion. Since writing that post I have responded to still countless mis-fired comments about how it is a choice, and that you can ‘overcome’ introvertedness and become more confident … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas, Introvert, Live shows, Observation | Tagged crowds, fear, introversion, nerves, performing, room full, small talk, stage-fright | 14 Comments

Failure is Cultivated in the Weeds of Success

Posted on July 4, 2011 by atlumschema

In his latest series of TV programmes, Andrew Marr was looking at five Megacities of the world and analysing their impact both on us as individuals and more widely as a collective and historicised humanity. I was struck by something … Continue reading →

Posted in Analogy, Ideas, Lessons, Observation | Tagged andrew marr, bindweed, choke, cities, failure, intrinsic joy, london, megacities, success | 1 Comment

Keep Britain Tidy: Flushing s**t Down Wormholes

Posted on June 29, 2011 by atlumschema

Last week there was some stuff in the news about Jeremy Paxman’s new campaign to clean up the garbage-covered streets of Great Britain. He had the idea after losing support for Keep Britain Tidy, claiming it had been ineffective in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas, Observation, Public | Tagged BBC, clean up streets, disappear, ecology, ideology, keep britain tidy, oil, paxman, shit, trash, zizek | 1 Comment

‘I’m an artist don’t you know’

Posted on June 2, 2011 by atlumschema

Inspiration precedes the desire to create, not the other way round (Hugh Mcleod) It is very important to remember this because we can very easily slip into unproductive routines, attempting to force our uninspired minds onto the blank canvass. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Career, Dreams, False, Future, Ideas, Independent Thinking | Tagged art, art for everyone, elitism, goldsmiths, hugh mcleod, obnoxious artist | Leave a comment

What the Gym Taught Me About Character Development

Posted on March 1, 2011 by atlumschema

I try to get to the gym three times a week, sometimes four. Reality is usually slightly less. I’m not sure if I’m a gym kind of person, but then I’m not sure anyone is. But then again, I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas, Lessons, Observation, Public | Tagged communal development, friends, funny, growth, inner-strength, stranger, workout | Leave a comment

Education and Sales Resistance

Posted on February 23, 2011 by atlumschema

I was reading a book by Wendell Berry (writer, philosopher, farmer) the other day and was really struck by a few points he makes about our attitude toward education and educated people. In the book “Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community” … Continue reading →

Posted in Control, Ideas, Inspiration, Lessons, Observation | Tagged assumptions, control, corporate, education, elitism, marketing, power, sales resistance, wendell berry | 1 Comment

Adverts are NOT Art: Discuss

Posted on February 14, 2011 by atlumschema

I hate advertising. By hate I don’t mean actively and consciously despise it or what it is promoting, but rather I use the word as an opposite to unconscious love. The sort of love that invokes a genuine reaction of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Control, Ideas, Observation | Tagged advertising, bill hicks, branding, creative, fake, flash mob, imitation, life giving, life sucking, marketing, money, not art, reality | Leave a comment

How I learned to stop worrying and love the Pomodoro (Be more productive in less time)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by atlumschema

This is really useful for people in all kinds of work (writers, programmers, students, artists, administrators, leaders, marketers etc and anyone who needs to get stuff done at home). Basically…everyone. I have found the discipline of sitting down and writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Ideas, Inspiration, Lessons | Tagged pomodoro, productivity, self-improvement, time saving, time-management | 2 Comments

An Odd Experience of Creative Barf

Posted on November 5, 2010 by atlumschema

People often ask me about my song-writing process; whether I write lyrics, melodies, chords etc first. I tell them it depends to which song they are referring because it is pretty much always different and I have no formula, I … Continue reading →