James Stevens
@redwolfwhite
Well red and well read.
Came for the creativity. Stayed for the community.
James Stevens
Haunted By Data
idlewords.com
There’s a particular allure to a simple point system as a means of evaluating behavior. It smooths out complexity, giving individuals clear metrics and goals. Gamification makes progress feel visible and tangible, rewarding you with a sense of achievement each time you hit your workout goal on your fitness tracker or log a movie on Letterboxd.
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Norah Rami • State of Gamification pt. 1
The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on... See more
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
that kind of luxe just ain't for us; we crave a different kind of buzz
What’s interesting here is that Quantitative = squandering. Examples being ‘100 waiters when one will do the job / using 3 matches to light a single cigar.’
The web is infinite. Software offers no limits. Hence software is - by this definition - has negative connotations.
people seem to get more happiness from experiences than things is that they anticipate and remember the former more often than the latter . ... Things bring us happiness when we use them, but not so much when we merely think about them. Experiences bring happiness in both cases .... We are more likely to mentally revisit our experiences than our... See more
Nagesh Belludi • You Are Rich if You Think You Have Enough
I know a few things, but I still got a lot to learn. and
Experiences beat things every time (point 2)