Esther Dyson

He says, well, we can't afford this every day. And then he stops paying them at all. And they go indoors and they make no more noise. You can destroy people's motivation by just paying them to do stuff so that they lose their intrinsic love for it.

Yep, you will like that book.

Yep, you will like that book.

Yep, you will like that book.

It can be learned. It all goes back to self-awareness and awareness of the implications of the choices you make. Because what makes you feel happy? It's usually not short-term pleasure. It's long-term satisfaction. You don't want a life full of happiness. You want a life full of obstacles that you're able to overcome. And by overcoming them, you create something of value for yourself and others.

It can be learned. It all goes back to self-awareness and awareness of the implications of the choices you make. Because what makes you feel happy? It's usually not short-term pleasure. It's long-term satisfaction. You don't want a life full of happiness. You want a life full of obstacles that you're able to overcome. And by overcoming them, you create something of value for yourself and others.

It can be learned. It all goes back to self-awareness and awareness of the implications of the choices you make. Because what makes you feel happy? It's usually not short-term pleasure. It's long-term satisfaction. You don't want a life full of happiness. You want a life full of obstacles that you're able to overcome. And by overcoming them, you create something of value for yourself and others.

If you're happy all the time, you're not really happy because you're not experiencing any of the joy of overcoming obstacles or doing things that were tough or learning stuff you didn't know. And somehow helping people see that In so many ways, the best way to teach people is to be a good role model. And occasionally you might point out what it is you're doing so that they, oh, I get that.

If you're happy all the time, you're not really happy because you're not experiencing any of the joy of overcoming obstacles or doing things that were tough or learning stuff you didn't know. And somehow helping people see that In so many ways, the best way to teach people is to be a good role model. And occasionally you might point out what it is you're doing so that they, oh, I get that.

If you're happy all the time, you're not really happy because you're not experiencing any of the joy of overcoming obstacles or doing things that were tough or learning stuff you didn't know. And somehow helping people see that In so many ways, the best way to teach people is to be a good role model. And occasionally you might point out what it is you're doing so that they, oh, I get that.

But in the end, teaching and learning is, it's a two-way process and both sides need to engage. Obviously you can be engaging and then people will learn more.

But in the end, teaching and learning is, it's a two-way process and both sides need to engage. Obviously you can be engaging and then people will learn more.

But in the end, teaching and learning is, it's a two-way process and both sides need to engage. Obviously you can be engaging and then people will learn more.

Well, thank you. And do invite Alison Gopnik on. She would be great. I can follow up if that's helpful.

Well, thank you. And do invite Alison Gopnik on. She would be great. I can follow up if that's helpful.

Well, thank you. And do invite Alison Gopnik on. She would be great. I can follow up if that's helpful.

That's something I need to get probably linked in. I mean, adventure.com is my website, but it's 20 years old. Wellville.net is the Wellville website. Adventure, E-D, venture, it's a pun, adventure. And with luck, sometime over the next year, I'll have figured out how to encourage people to improve my Wikipedia page and maybe go back to the adventure website and update it.

That's something I need to get probably linked in. I mean, adventure.com is my website, but it's 20 years old. Wellville.net is the Wellville website. Adventure, E-D, venture, it's a pun, adventure. And with luck, sometime over the next year, I'll have figured out how to encourage people to improve my Wikipedia page and maybe go back to the adventure website and update it.

That's something I need to get probably linked in. I mean, adventure.com is my website, but it's 20 years old. Wellville.net is the Wellville website. Adventure, E-D, venture, it's a pun, adventure. And with luck, sometime over the next year, I'll have figured out how to encourage people to improve my Wikipedia page and maybe go back to the adventure website and update it.

But LinkedIn is probably the best place right now. And there's a pretty long record on Twitter, at edyson, E-D-Y-S-O-N. And for the old stuff, flickr.com. Esther Dyson, everything from Russia to space travel to pictures of all the people like Bill Gates and Michael Dell and Mark Zuckerberg and so forth who came to my conference.