I liked this part. It makes me think of how afraid I was of presenting my ideas in school, yet how free I feel on the internet.
The article also described how people, who don’t do things for a reward or money, make excellent things like soup or food. It actually has been shown my (some) researches that adding a reward to a cognitive task decreases performance. People who write intricate, high-quality Wikipedia articles in their free time for no money, seem to produce works with less quality at their jobs. See this video for more information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&list=PLsSPdgiSF1TKNAmYhdIo98izr8czhD2h3 — RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
I guess, in the end, dichotomies or conflicts aren’t problems, but they are opportunities for creative ideas. Bringing the concepts together or seeking a more fundamental principle e.g. when the “conflicting” question was asked “Is light a particle or a wave?” Einstein simply said “Both”.
