blue skies

blue skies outside, but the clouds are gathering in my head. blue sky thinking is thinking open-mindedly, generating ideas that are not necessarily grounded or are in touch with present reality. some call it brainstorming. i like to think of it as day dreaming. i don't think i've been day dreaming enough and i fear this deficit is disturbing my sleep (and is turning me into a dull girl). blue hat thinking is when you think about your thinking. it is when you direct your thinking process, when you plan, reassess, refocus and make decisions using the ideas and information you have gathered (i had come across the six hats at work but didn't really understand them, then i read Serious Creativity by Edward de Bono for one of my units earlier this year, and now understand them only a little bit better, but i probably just need to put knowledge into practice to get the full story like Einstein says). i've been thinking that i need to allow more time for fun in my thinking, a thought i've had before (why is it that i never learn my own lessons?). thankfully matty helped me clear my clouds today and i'm hoping the forecast for tomorrow will stay clear for my 3 hour exam tomorrow afternoon worth 60%.