21 JUN 2014 by ideonexus
Four kinds of intrinsic rewards
First and foremost, we crave satisfying work, every single day. The
exact nature of this “satisfying work” is different from person to
person, but for everyone it means being immersed in clearly defined,
demanding activities that allow us to see the direct impact
of our efforts.
Second, we crave the experience, or at least the hope, of being
successful. We want to feel powerful in our own lives and show
off to others what we’re good at. We want to be optimistic about
our own chances fo...Folksonomies: happiness
Folksonomies: happiness
24 FEB 2013 by ideonexus
Hypothesizing on a World Without Stars
'Well, then, supposing there were other suns in the universe.' He broke
off a little bashfully. 'I mean suns that are so far away that they're too
dim to see. It sounds as if I've been reading some of that fantastic
fiction, I suppose.'
'Not necessarily. Still, isn't that possibility eliminated by the fact
that, according to the Law of Gravitation, they would make themselves
evident by their attractive forces?'
'Not if they were far enough off,' rejoined Be...Asimov's world with so many suns there is no night is a place where people hypothesize other configurations of worlds they cannot see and do not believe exist.