The Oblique Strategies Web Site

Rated by dearknucklehead on Feb 08 2008, 9:41pm

man, I should go and dig up my old deck - extremely useful for when you're working on a problem (of any sort really) and you can't figure out how to keep moving. This will give you a new perspective to work from and hopefully end your inertia.

Rated by ms-katalyzt on Mar 12 2007, 11:39am

"FACED WITH A CHOICE, DO BOTH" Need some advice ? Bored with Tarot and I-Ching ? You could do much worse than this ! Divination cards, by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt... Go to: http://www.thraeryn.org/strategies/draw.cgi (Click reload for more words of wisdom)

Rated by lnesa on Feb 25 2007, 4:19am

Trust in the YOU of NOW.

Rated by ASWIN on Feb 22 2007, 12:43pm

Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt first assembled and published the Oblique Strategies in 1975 as a deck of reference cards for use during creative dilemmas. Although optimized for use during music composition and production, they can be an invaluable source of alternate approaches for your consideration during problematic endeavours. Remove specifics and convert to ambiguities Don't be frightened of cliches What is the reality of the situation? Are there sections? Consider transitions Turn it upside down Think of the radio Allow an easement (an easement is the abandonment of a stricture) Simple subtraction Be dirty Go slowly all the way round the outside A line has two sides Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do & do the last thing on the list Into the impossible Towards the insignificant Ask people to work against their better judgement Take away the elements in order of apparent non-importance Infinitesimal gradations Change instrument roles Accretion Disconnect from desire Emphasize repetitions Faced with a choice, do both (given by Dieter Rot) Children -speaking -singing Lost in useless territory A very small object Its center Dont be afraid of things because they're easy to do Dont be frightened to display your talents Breathe more deeply Honor thy error as a hidden intention What are the sections sections of? Imagine a caterpillar moving Only one element of each kind Is there something missing Use 'unqualified' people How would you have done it? Emphasize differences Do nothing for as long as possible Bridges -build -burn Always give yourself credit for having more than personality You don't have to be ashamed of using your own ideas Tidy up Do the words need changing? Ask your body Tape your mouth Water Simply a matter of work Make a sudden, destructive unpredictable action; incorporate Consult other sources -promising -unpromising Use an unacceptable color Humanize something free of error Use filters Fill every beat with something Discard an axiom Not building a wall but making a brick What wouldn't you do? Lowest common denominator Decorate, decorate Balance the consistency principle with the inconsistency principle Get your neck massaged Listen to the quiet voice Do the washing up Is it finished? Put in earplugs