THINKER'S ALMANAC - December 12

Subject: Planning - Creating A Calendar

Event:  12/12

My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.  -Rodney Dangerfield

The twelfth day of the twelfth month is the perfect day to consider calendars.  As we approach a new year, everyone should be prepared with a new calendar.  Also, a calendar is a wonderfully appropriate holiday gift.  

Imagine you were to design your own calendar.  You might begin by thinking about things that come in twelve, such as:

Twelve Birthstones

Twelve Days of Christmas

Twelve Labors of Hercules

Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

Twelve Greek Gods

Twelve Jurors from the film “Twelve Angry Men”

A dozen donuts - one different variety for each month of the year.

Of course, you don’t need to limit yourself just to things that come in twelve; instead, you can come up with any calendar theme based on one of your interests, as long as you can generate a list of at least twelve different items:

Here are some examples:

Twelve Cognitive Biases

Twelve Logical Fallacies

Twelve Greatest Philosophers

Twelve Greatest Novels

Twelve Best Philosophical Films

Twelve Historical Milestones

Twelve Greatest Inventions

Twelve Best Methods for Study

Twelve Strategies for Being More Creative

Twelve Memory Strategies

Twelve Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion

Twelve Greatest Speeches in History

Recall, Retrieve, Recite, Ruminate, Reflect, Reason:  What are examples of things that come in twelves?

Challenge -  Creative Calendar:  Brainstorm some ideas for your own unique calendar theme.  Then, sketch out your calendar by creating twelve boxes, each box with an idea that goes with your overall theme.