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When I was 19, I was alone in a hospital room with my grandmother when she passed away. The term “passed away” seems spot-on from my perspective then, as it does now, because what I witnessed was a kind of movement. One instant Grandma was laying there alive, breathing, transmitting signals to the hospital vital … Read more
Let’s talk about music. Let’s talk about how musical notes can create singular links. When you play a note on a piano or any instrument, you are actually hearing several notes wrapped together. Let’s say you play what piano players call the A2 note on a standard-size keyboard. This note is below middle-C, two octaves … Read more
The previous post talked about what motivates us to do what we do. It addressed the concepts of collaborative motivation (primarily seeking to benefit others) and individual motivation (primarily seeking to benefit the self). There is, however, another source of motivation. It is the motivation born from the belief that each individual has a unique … Read more
There are generally two types of motivation for finding singular links: collaborative motivation and individual motivation. Collaborative motivation primarily seeks to benefit others; individual motivation primarily seeks to benefit the self. Collaborative is outward-facing; individual is inward-facing. Let’s unpack them both. Collaboration Collaborative motivation is a sharing process. In the same way that a teacher … Read more