One of the important aspects of writing these sorts of articles is to keep reading new materials and resist the temptation to rest on one’s laurels and (probably poorly remembered) old readings. To that end (and my own personal obsession with motivation), I picked up “Drive, the surprising truth about […]
Stories pt 2 Last time, I focused on the integral part of narratives in human culture and our proclivity to remember stories over rote memories or facts. This week, I’ll be moving into a discussion more about the individual implications of that. One of the biggest being justification vs motivation, […]
Stories One of the greatest mistakes you can make, when looking at people, is to assume that we are a rational, logical species. (I, myself have made this mistake on a few occasions). This assertion doesn’t hold up to the slightest bit of scrutiny (insert scathing political satire here). Anyone […]
Digital Beard Stroking Inertia – Overcoming the Inert The fundamental aspect of human motivation is that it is, by it’s nature, self-starting. If we’re not reacting to direct, threatening stimuli, we have to be able to generate this motivation to act from within. Granted, from a technical standpoint, it’s all […]
