Online think-tank

DO YOU write longhand? Chances are you are not using the most important part of the brain - the right side. Instead, you map your mind using icons, special terms and images for different things and people. You are not only using the right side of the brain but, yeah, you are on the right side of the fence, that is life.

When summer is burning you out, why not have a different type of workout - the Right Brain Workout. You don't need a ground, instructor, or a special clothing for this workout. Just go online and start exploring better ways of using the brain. Go to http://gocreate.com, the online think-tank for creative people and the uninitiated ones.

These workouts stimulate creative thinking. Thinking young is one such exercise. It's not kidding. Regarding Santa Claus and the imagination that children have, the site says that very young people just aren't as good as adults are, at forming or expressing concepts like generosity. So there is nothing wrong with giving them a symbol of global goodwill, like Santa Claus, that they can fantasise about. "Imagination is not strictly reserved for increasing productivity". Also, "holiday fantasies make gentle the cruel world".

This unique website is a wealth of material on creative geniuses, books on them, creative techniques and tips for thinking. It goads you to think in all directions and rakes up your brain. There are computer softwares even to help you think differently such as "Idea Fisher", which deals with associational thinking and memory, and "Inspiration."

Online brainstorming called brainlining is the special focus of the site. Group thinking and discussions and free flow of ideas are highlighted by this method. The home page of the site is a creative and e-celestial wonder.

www.poetsindia.com

After reading so much about creative thinking, would you not like to unleash your potential? Chennai-based India Online Resources has a safe repository for you. In it you get the opportunity to publish your poetry online free of cost and for the whole world to see it. It is a treasure that the literary people and the interested ones will put safely in their folders. A wide variety of poems are published each day on subjects that are interesting and stimulating. The great thing about it is that you can get feedback immediately and discuss issues in a chat forum. To encourage poets a poem is selected every week on merit. And there is a monthly contest also which carries a prize of Rs. 5,000. Why wait, the closing date for each month's contest is 21st. And this month's topic is "Decadence".

www.2clicksfind.com

This website seeks to provide a useful service to parents in Chennai who want to send their kids to summer camps. As information about various camps is not available at a single source, parents have the daunting task of finding out what camps are held, where and for how long. To start with, this site has listed some areas of the city where camps are being held. However, for a vast city, the database has to be comprehensive. Anybody who is conducting a camp or activity for the summer can contact, 4987625 to be featured on the site. Sale and rentals of goods have also been planned by Brij Datalink Private Limited, hosts of the site.

Compiled by K. Kirubanidhi

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