Design Thinking: A New Approach to Problem-Solving
If you’ve never heard of design thinking before, the same questions I first had might also be running through your mind right now. Design thinking isn’t only for designers as the name might suggest. Rather, it’s a creative approach to problem-solving that uses the strategies a designer would pull from their mind’s arsenal during the […]
5 New Year’s Resolutions to Strengthen Your Mind
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. True or false? If you’re talking about my stubborn maltipoo, then I’ll go ahead and say true. When it comes to people, though, I think it’s all about your mentality: fixed mindset vs growth mindset. It’s never too late to make positive changes, never too late to learn […]
What makes Good Friday ‘Good’?
To understand Christianity a bit; the foundation of the Christian faith is built upon the Gospel, also called the good news. To know how good something truly is, you also have to understand the bad. And in this case, the bad news is that we are all sinners under condemnation. Well, that seems harsh. Don’t worry; […]
Creativity: Good Habits of Creative People
Creativity is a huge part of what we do here at Red Door. It’s an essential element especially for our game designers, just as it will be for those of you trying to win that $1,000 grand prize from our Design Your Own Escape Room campaign! When you start thinking about how to design your own escape room, […]
Brain Food: 10 Foods that Help You Think
Ah, the New Year. Raise your hand if January 2018 marked your start of a healthy diet. Raise your hand if January’s not even over and you’re already struggling. One of the most common New Year’s Resolutions is to develop better eating habits, but it’s also one of the hardest to maintain. What’s up with that? […]
Gratitude Over Entitlement
“We are constantly thankful for the gifts we have been given and we show our thankfulness through our work. We work willingly and joyfully, tending never toiling.” This value was originally called “joy” but we believe that gratitude goes one level deeper—gratitude always leads to joy. We see in the Christian tradition, as well as many […]
Immersion and Sensory Stimulation
At the front of our game designers’ minds is a simple word: immersion. Our escape rooms seek to bring you into a new world, a task our designers do not take lightly. Immersion is the state of being deeply engaged, involved, or absorbed. You can think of it like being fully submerged in the ocean, […]
How To Make A Great First Impression At A Job Interview
Whether you’re looking for a job or just meeting someone for the first time, the first impression is crucial. Your first impression is the foundation of your character; it’s the thing people will remember about you and it’s the person they’ll compare you to as you grow. So how can you make sure you make […]
How To Perform Under Pressure
Whether you’re pulling an all-nighter at school, preparing for a business presentation, or even playing an escape room with 10 minutes left on the clock—you’ve experienced the need to present your best work while under pressure. And sometimes you do, other times you don’t. But is there a formula to guarantee success, even with a […]
The Power of “Yet”: Self-Improvement
It’s amazing how a simple word like “yet” can add so much on to the meaning of a phrase. “Yet” implies that, at some point, you will be able to do that thing. That you can learn how to do it and that you intend to learn how to do it. It’s the difference between a fixed […]
