How Incentives Motivate (and How They Don't); Drawn (via @Viil)

From Dan Pink's talk on his book "Drive", at the RSA. I think this was a TED talk, too. I find this breathtaking for a couple of reasons, which will become apparent when you take the time to watch it. Not sure these principals can be applied everywhere, but it's great to keep in mind that there are places where this model works. Also, the real-time drawing is kinda perfect. (I wish I'd thought to add a temporal dimension to my failed Pho Recipe Drawing.)

More of these awesome real-time drawings/talks here.

Via @Viil.

JK Rowling: The fringe benefits of failure

Seriously great. She doesn't get enough credit for being an exceptional person on top of everything else.

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

Via the TED Talk blog

Why the Hell Twitter

There's a common thing I hear about Twitter, and that's this: "What's the point; Why bother?" I don't fully get it myself, but I know people who do, and I respect them, so I'm interested. In this TED talk, Clay Shirky talks about social media and microblogging and texting and the current apotheosis of these techniques, Twitter. This was recorded last month, in May, before the thing in Iran.

On the other hand, I have been using Twitter to detail imaginary conversations with magic spirit animals in order to cure my cold. So, you know.