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I love pretty much any time Kathy Sierra writes. So ditto here, I'm glad to read it. As for the willpower situation, on a tangent, I really believe that the n
by ryanobjc 13y ago
I love pretty much any time Kathy Sierra writes. So ditto here, I'm glad to read it.
As for the willpower situation, on a tangent, I really believe that the notion of willpower as a useful ANYTHING is outdated and badly needs to be replaced.
The reality is we are smart people who understand our brains, and can reprogram it. Using emotions and basic urges to create motivations and positive feelings about the things we NEED to do but typically dislike doing is the key here.
Luckily there is a group that is teaching these skills outside the normal context of "self help" that turns off oh-so many people.
- vidarh 13y ago> The reality is we are smart people who understand our brains I see extremely little evidence of that. Most people are clueless about even the basics of how their mind responds to various stimuli - even the things that are "obvious" with some self observation. Few know what current research results say about it. And even many of those who do know still fail to consistently apply it, because the body is pretty damn good at circumventing our decision making process by pumping the right chemicals.
- ryanobjc 13y agoI think as a species we have a fairly good understanding, but as they say, the future is here, but it just isn't uniformly here yet. Here's to the future! clink