http://blog.steffanantonas.com/the-cookie-jar-principle.htm A Blog on Community, Design and Technology Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:02:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/the-cookie-jar-principle.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2734 sytaylor Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:15:49 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=722#comment-2734 Between understanding the dopamine reward system and its quirks, as well as the concept of game theory it should be possible to motivate ourselves to do just about anything. What I'm trying to reconcile is being able to do that, while working a 9 to 5 to pay the bills! Between understanding the dopamine reward system and its quirks, as well as the concept of game theory it should be possible to motivate ourselves to do just about anything. What I'm trying to reconcile is being able to do that, while working a 9 to 5 to pay the bills!

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/the-cookie-jar-principle.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2733 Steffan Antonas Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:02:24 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=722#comment-2733 Good call. I really enjoyed Chris' piece on leveling. (I have two brothers<br>that are gamers, so the metaphor rang true). Good call. I really enjoyed Chris' piece on leveling. (I have two brothers
that are gamers, so the metaphor rang true).

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/the-cookie-jar-principle.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2732 sytaylor Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:50:29 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=722#comment-2732 The principle is very similar to Chris Brogan's piece of levelling up. Putting a cookie in the cookie jar is another game theory metaphor. The reward / achievement process of almost forcing a dopamine release is a very good motivator. The principle is very similar to Chris Brogan's piece of levelling up. Putting a cookie in the cookie jar is another game theory metaphor. The reward / achievement process of almost forcing a dopamine release is a very good motivator.

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/the-cookie-jar-principle.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2170 sytaylor Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:15:49 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=722#comment-2170 Between understanding the dopamine reward system and its quirks, as well as the concept of game theory it should be possible to motivate ourselves to do just about anything. What I'm trying to reconcile is being able to do that, while working a 9 to 5 to pay the bills! Between understanding the dopamine reward system and its quirks, as well as the concept of game theory it should be possible to motivate ourselves to do just about anything. What I'm trying to reconcile is being able to do that, while working a 9 to 5 to pay the bills!

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/the-cookie-jar-principle.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2169 Steffan Antonas Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:02:24 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=722#comment-2169 Good call. I really enjoyed Chris' piece on leveling. (I have two brothers<br>that are gamers, so the metaphor rang true). Good call. I really enjoyed Chris' piece on leveling. (I have two brothers
that are gamers, so the metaphor rang true).

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