Now that the blog is integrated into the site, I wanted to share with you how I'm using my board.
When I first set up the site, only your most current board was public (could be seen by others). So I made a nice board and felt good about it. But then I was reluctant to make another one since I liked my old one so much. This experience made me change the whole public/private feature so you can publish any number of boards in your history, so you don't need to be protective of any one board.
My first board was all about inspiration. At the time I was working on a knotty problem in Complex Adaptive Systems, and needed something to keep my spirits up. Having images of the greats around me gave me hope that my brain might be able to achieve something this lifetime. I subsequently made great progress on the problem, and managed to get some insights into the simple systems I was interested in.
Now I'm on to the next challenge in that area, and I've cleared off my board and started again. My new board is rather rough so I haven't shared it yet, but it's much more technical; immersing me in the details and richness of a new domain so I can feel comfortable there.
Many people use Dreamboards as a kind of shopping list; a series of images of the things they want. Since I'm not much into 'stuff', that kind of board doesn't work for me too well. So I use my board for more of a 'context'. That is, what are the ideas/influences which I want to encourage in my life? This kind of board puts me in the right frame of mind to direct my life the way I want it. I'll let you know how it goes!
