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Why Do You Make Things? “Because it’s Fun”

Why do you make things? According to one peer, Karen, we make things “because it’s fun.” I’d like to take her statement a bit further, as Lee did, we make things because it challenges us to push beyond our limits. This idea is exactly what we’ve been talking about as we’ve been reading chapters out [...]

Motivation leads to greatness

Deci identifies two intrinsic motivations that might be labeled ‘personal:’ the desire to be autonomous (to determine what we do and how we do it) and the desire to be competent (to be good at what we do).

–Shirkey, Cognitive Surplus 75

Motivation.

It is the driving force for everything we do in life. As Clay [...]

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