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Thursday, December 24, 2009
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Merlin Mann - Enough
This excerpt, sadly, hit home pretty hard.
I've noticed my consumption of information often stops me from really DOING anything, whether that be working on a project I've started or a chore that should take precedence. I'm gonna look through this free eBook to see if there is anything else I can glean from it's pages :o)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Rewards can backfire
Each child was invited into a separate room to draw for 6 minutes then afterwards either given their reward or not depending on the condition. Then, over the next few days, the children were watched through one-way mirrors to see how much they would continue drawing of their own accord. The graph below shows the percentage of time they spent drawing by experimental condition:
via spring.org.uk
This is an interesting article talking about some recent research having to do with intrinsic and extrinsic motivators.
I would have expected the "Surprise Reward" group to do better than the "No Reward" group, but according to the article (and the graph above) there was no statistically significant difference.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Senseless "death" of Census worker in Kentucky. Murder, suicide, or accident? Really?!?
BIG CREEK, Ky. — The manager of a part-time census taker who died under mysterious circumstances in southeastern Kentucky says other workers are requesting to visit houses in teams rather than alone.
Wayne Hatcher is regional director of the U.S. Census Bureau's office in Charlotte, N.C.
He was at a memorial Sunday in the Daniel Boone National Forest near the spot Bill Sparkman's body was found one month ago with the word "Fed" scrawled on his chest, likely in pen. Sparkman was tied to a tree with a rope around his neck.
An autopsy has concluded Sparkman died of asphyxiation. However, authorities are saying little else about his death, even whether it was a murder, suicide or accident.
Hatcher says door-to-door visits in Clay County are suspended until more information is known.
Murder, suicide, or accident? Really?!? Come on.
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