Oblique Strategies

Oblique Strategies are these cards with simple messages on them. I've found these very useful when I'm painting myself into corners and in effectively dealing with blocks. Think of these messages as situations that force you to think out of the box. Here are two links.

Link1 has a detailed history of the cards. Interestingly Brian Eno had a hand in the creation of these cards.
Link2 leads you to a Mac widget version of these handy cards.

A Tip

In an attempt to keep my blog relevant and useful, I've come up with a plan:
Everybody who reads this post is urged to leave a useful tip in the comments section to this post. Alternately, you could leave a link to a post about a useful tip you've on your blog. By 'useful tip' I mean anything that you have implemented and was actually useful to you. Here is my tip:

Leave a candle and a box of matches on the floor, in a corner of every room in your house. You never know when the bloody power is cut. The 'kits' location is easier to shout out to guests & family members affected by night blindness stranded in a room upstairs. Also they can't drop something thats already on the floor.