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Tag: motivation

Second Thoughts on UP

December 14, 2011 Jess 2 Comments

As I type this, I’m wearing my UP bracelet – so if you don’t feel like reading this entire post,…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: fitness, food, motivation, sleep, technology

First Thoughts on UP

December 2, 2011 Jess 1 Comment

Tuesday night, I came home to find a package waiting for me in the mailbox. It was a Jawbone UP!…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: fitness, food, motivation, sleep, technology

On Building Glitch

November 8, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

Here’s a lovely article on building Glitch, the crafting-based MMO. The most important line in the whole piece: “We realized…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: design, desire, glitch, motivation

Reward That!

October 28, 2011 Jess 3 Comments

In third grade, I participated in the MS Readathon. Just like a Walkathon, the Readathon asked you to collect pledges…

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Posted in: Books, Games Filed under: motivation, reading, reward

Passion and Work

August 9, 2011 Jess Leave a comment

I’m generally hesitant to write about studies I haven’t read yet, but I was so fascinated by this piece about…

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Posted in: Think Tank Filed under: engagement, motivation, passion, work

Eyeballing and Scoring

March 9, 2009 Jess Leave a comment

I just spent some time playing The Eyeballing Game, which has convinced me that you can make a game out…

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Posted in: Advance, Think Tank Filed under: motivation, review

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