Comments on: How to dream up a New Yorker cartoon caption

By: Shallyn Wyatt

Shallyn Wyatt — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:58:12 +0000

AGREED!
I absolutely feel the same way, using our subconscious as a creative tool is a wonderful idea. I plan to give this dream journal of laughter a try ASAP.

By: letizia

letizia — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:36:03 +0000

I love the idea of consciously using our subconscious as a creative tool. I think the challenge could be that you wake up, frantically scribble down your idea, return to sleep, and then wake up in the morning and wonder why the caption seemed so funny at 2 in the morning… Sometimes it takes a while for the conscious mind to catch up with the subconscious one! I’ll definitely be trying this cartoon caption challenge – thanks for the informative tips!

By: How to dream up a New Yorker cartoon caption « Owen’s Meanderings

How to dream up a New Yorker cartoon caption « Owen’s Meanderings — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:21:06 +0000

[...] can you, literally dream up a cartoon caption. Psychologist Deidre Barrett writes on the TED blog, How to dream up a New Yorker cartoon caption, how dreams can be used to unlock waking world problems and provide creative [...]

By: John Ullman

John Ullman — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:49:12 +0000

PS: If you don’t get caption 1., show it to Ken Auletta since he reported on Myhrvold’s talk in the New Yorker.

By: John Ullman

John Ullman — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:46:28 +0000

1. So when the sales woman asked who they were for, I said, “Dinosaurs.”
(see Nathan Myhrvold’s talk at TED 7 on how dinosaurs had sex.)

2. And here’s how I upstaged Richard Saul Wurman!

3. And to stay in keeping with the voluntary frugality movement, I still use my wardrobe from before I transitioned.