Gaia Soykok

DECI - replicates a test on humans - solving puzzles . the group that external motivations for solving puzzles spend less time on solving puzzles,

The process of writing is about reminding, learning and figuring out. it is mostly for the writer first.

Passive Polymaths Borges, Huxley, Borges, Sontag, all mention reading encyclopedias as a child.

Sawyer Effect as “practices that can either turn play into work or work into play,” after Tom Sawyer, who tricked his friends into painting a fence for him by convincing them it was fun

“What rewards and punishments do is induce compliance, and they do very well. If your objective is to get people to obey an order, to show up on time and do what they’re told, then bribing or threatening them may be sensible strategies. But if your objective is to get long-term quality in the workplace, to help students become careful thinkers and... See more

Specialism was born to handle the vast knowledge by reducing the areas one has to master. The word scientist was coined to separate the man of letters and investigators of nature. in french "specialite" comes into use. Ironallicay it is polymath August Comte coins the abstract noun specialisation. new words for new trends

you can design think the best collaborator experience for a group of people at a point in time, and there will still be people who will be left behind. Whenever one more person joins everything changes, and your design might not be relevant anymore.