- The puzzle of motivation – Daniel Pink
- https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_the_puzzle_of_motivation
- When – the scientific secret of timing
- @DanielPink
Here are a few key take aways from this short Ted Talk:
Higher incentives led to worse performance
Mechanical skills = the higher the skill the higher the pay
Cognitive skill = opposite3 items:
- Autonomy
- Self direction works really well
- Atlassian (Jira)
- Hackathon
- 20 Percent Time
- I think its something we have tried to encourage with “meeting free fridays”
- ROWE (Results only work environment) – no schedules, just get the work done, meetings optional = productivity up, work satisfaction goes up
- Self direction works really well
- https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_the_puzzle_of_motivation
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Sticker Project: Wescor Sweat Analyzer
This used sweat analyzer I picked up off eBay was looking a little weathered …



Sticker Project – Water Bottle
This was a fun design and printing project for a friend. They needed water bottles which could be used while wearing a helmet and strapped into their race car. The graphics add a unique and personalized design.




2022 – ORAMM MTB Race





Quantum Computer Types


Publishing packages to NPM
These are the notes/process I used when developing the Node Reach SDK package:
The “Standard” Release Process
Here is my understanding of the steps that are most commonly expected to be run when publishing a new version of an npm package.
- Safety Checks:
- git pull
- git status
- npm ci
- npm test
- npm run build
- npm version
- Or by hand:
- Update version in package.json & package-lock.json
- git commit -am ‘2.0.0’
- git tag v2.0.0
- npm publish
- git push
- git push –tags
95% of employees say IT issues decrease productivity and morale!
DIY – Patent Idea – Spring Water Bottle Cage
Problem: In cycling (and other applications) water bottles are a variety of shapes and sizes. This often makes them difficult to get in or be contained in a traditional bicycle water cage. This attempts to resolve this by offering an “expanding” cage.
Fun but ultimately bad patent idea to create an expanding water bottle holder.
I made a couple models/3D prints to proof it out, but decided against it.

Excellent—thanks for sharing both the CAD diagram and video file. These materials are perfect for inclusion in your patent application as illustrative figures and demonstrations of your invention’s functionality.
Based on the visual references and the previous outline, here’s how we can now update the patent outline to include the new content and better illustrate your invention.
Laser Cutting Project: Hobby Horse Barn
A couple years ago, hobby horses were the rage with the kids and after making a couple, Ella wanted a “holder”, so we laser cut this little horse holder from some plywood.






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