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What motivates us? The answer might surprise you…

July 13, 2010

A while ago, I has posted a link to a great TED talk on the science of motivation. The RSA has taken that talk and turned it into a brilliant animation that illustrates the truth behind what motivates us. As long as the task required mechanical skills only, higher incentives derived better performance. However, when [...]

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Apple has become way too powerful; refuses to see reason; disses consumers

July 13, 2010

A few days ago, Consumer Reports completed their test of the iPhone 4 and posted their results… The iPhone scored high, in part because it sports the sharpest display and best video camera we’ve seen on any phone, and even outshines its high-scoring predecessors with improved battery life and such new features as a front-facing [...]

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Alejandro Falla getting tips from Rafa Nadal on playing Roger Federer?

June 21, 2010

Roger Federer recovered from two sets down, and barely scraped through his first round match 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0, against unheralded Alejandro Falla. First rounder on grass, against the defending and six time champion, you’d think Falla had no chance. Yet, here he was going toe to toe against Federer, possibly the greatest grass [...]

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What kind of dynamic is at work here?

June 5, 2010

I try and make a conscious effort to be impartial, but, more often than not I tend to be tough with my six year old son, while being the opposite of that with my 2 year old daughter. What is the dynamic at play here? The father-daughter bond, or is it simply that the younger [...]

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The blog that turned into a lifestream

May 5, 2010

Everyone’s blogging, I should too! I first wanted to write a blog because it was the the cool thing to do. Everyone and their dog had a blog, and I had to get one to keep up with the Joneses. Setting up a new blog is after all very straightforward – all you have to [...]

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9 Things I Learned From My Dad

May 5, 2010

Let me begin by saying that I love and respect my parents. It’s either a cultural thing or a family thing that this love is taken for granted, and there never is quite the need to express it. Today, my Dad turns 80 and this is as good an occasion as any to express the [...]

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Hello Blogosphere!

April 28, 2010

This is my first post. Not much to see here, but you can read about me, and I will hopefully have more posts soon.

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