On motivation and work incentives “Drive: the surprising truth of what motivates us” by Daniel Pink TED talk on motivation by Daniel Pink TED talk on buggy moral codes, by Dan Ariely Extrinsic vs Intrinsic Extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation, definitions and examples. Evidence of extrinsic motivators interfering with intrinsic motivation. Examples Lepper and Greene studies on painting…
Lecture by Marten Mickos. Free flowing notes from the lecture and random thoughts: Entrepreneurship is a belief system. You essentially must believe in something that is bigger than yourself, bigger than VCs, bigger than the business you are in. You must believe that you can do something enormous for this planet. Something that you can…
“Reflecting on his life, my father determined that his most important insight is that you shouldn’t take yourself too seriously nor judge others too harshly. He wishes he had been more tolerant of mistakes he made and those made by others, and that he could have seen that failury is a normal part of the…
It has been two weeks since I settled in TU Graz. The Computer Graphics and Augmented reality research group is hosting me. What a treat. The institute is about 30 amazingly smart people. Everything is well thought out, and well organised. The research meetings last for about 45 min, and have a typical agenda in…
Tonight New Zealand Alpine club in Dunedin was hosting an australian explorer Jon Muir. The 55min film about his solo unsupported traverse of Australia (2500km) was followed by over an hour long talk about his early childhood dreams, climbing, and south and north pole expeditions. Another interview with him. A fascinating person, with great sense…
July 7th, 2010, Introduction by Graham McGregor. Saying what needs to be said. Doing what needs to be done. * Claire Atkins, Avatars, virtual environments Educating in SecondLife. Started 2006 first land purchase. Koru, the first NMIT island. Social focus. Experience. Live music, live video. 500k 2008 funding. The birth unit for the midwives….
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying” by Sogyal Rinpoche, 2008. Revised and updated version of 2002 edition. page 17, on unconscious, living corpses… “Most of us do live like that; we live according to a pre-ordained plan, We spend our youth being educated. Then we find a job, and meet someone, marry, and have…
Seven deadly sins according to Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi: Wealth without Work Pleasure without Conscience Science without Humanity Knowledge without Character Politics without Principle Commerce without Morality Worship without Sacrifice
If I think of any activity I carry on, there is always a (single) primary function why I conduct this activity. Even if I carry on an activity without being fully aware of that primary function – there is, nevertheless, objectively speaking, always a single most fundamental reason for carrying it out. The complexity of…
Previous notes for this event: Tuesday, Day 1 Wednesday, 10th of June, 2009 8:40 Rod Drury Talking about Google, Microsoft and Apple mostly. A bit of Xero advertising and demoing. Showcasing how AJAX and other web technologies bridged the user and browser to fully-featured online apps. Thin-client model. Lobbying for government to help providing high…