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What motivates us?


Tormod

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Awesome video!

 

I'd note that it's probably the pressure of the motivation that causes a kind of a block in the creative process of us humans.

 

I've been through countless math exams, where I find that the pressures of (1) time limit, (2) reward in high scores, (3) punishment in low scores, etc makes it extremely difficult to think of new approaches to solve problems. On the other hand, whenever you'd begin writing an exam with confidence that would arise from the knowledge that you will ace it, you get some great ideas during writing the exam.

 

You could say that the mind often doesn't do well under painful pressure.

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