My motivation comes mainly from my interests and past success in what I've done. Contrary to Pink, the majority of my motivation is not focused on monetary rewards, I find it hard to do boring tasks even if there's a huge paycheck for doing it. Instead I find motivation to do things that I find interesting or doing things I'm good at such as computers/technology. Doing things that you're successful at makes you want to do it more because it creates a good feeling similar to what Pink mentioned about why people play instruments on weekends for no pay. It makes you better and it's fun. In addition, doing things that interest me makes me want to do it more often thus making me more successful at it, which brings back the idea that I prefer doing things I'm successful at.
I also agree with Pink that high rewards makes you perform worse. I find my self able to do better when there's no rewards or consequences. When there's less consequences, it allows me to divert one hundred percent on my focus on working and not fretting. The pressure of rewards just adds another focus to the brain which could be used on working. Monetary rewards are nice, but the stress presented by the them can hinder one's performance.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
TED Blog
One of the websites I found on the TED blog was http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/ . The blog compiles rising Youtube videos onto one site as well as shows what are some trending searches. Also, one can find graphs that show search/view trends of a certain topic or video. The graphs can be filtered by region, month, day of the week, and many other categories.
I believe the site is useful for anyone who wants to kill or waste time on Youtube by finding new videos or perhaps for someone who wants to keep up with the most popular videos. It's also good for finding new Youtube channels to subscribe to, whether it be a music channel or a prank channel, this blog will list the top channels and videos of any category or search queries. Some examples of search queries could be Harlem Shake, Gangnam Style, or Kevin Ware's leg injury. This blog is good for whenever I'm bored or want to procrastinate doing work because I could spend a good chunk of time just watching videos found off this blog.
The graph below, found on the blog, shows when the peak interest of searches for the Harlem Shake occurred.
I believe the site is useful for anyone who wants to kill or waste time on Youtube by finding new videos or perhaps for someone who wants to keep up with the most popular videos. It's also good for finding new Youtube channels to subscribe to, whether it be a music channel or a prank channel, this blog will list the top channels and videos of any category or search queries. Some examples of search queries could be Harlem Shake, Gangnam Style, or Kevin Ware's leg injury. This blog is good for whenever I'm bored or want to procrastinate doing work because I could spend a good chunk of time just watching videos found off this blog.
The graph below, found on the blog, shows when the peak interest of searches for the Harlem Shake occurred.
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