“Surveying the shifts of interest among computer scientists and the ever-expanding family of those who depend on computers for their work, one cannot help being struck by the power of the computer to bind together, in a genuine community of interest, people whose motivations differ widely.” PeopleHelpingTogetherMotivationInterestCommunityDependsComputerScientistGenuineExpanding Author:Maurice Wilkes
“You can sit behind your computer and listen to music via a program or from the Internet and also watch performances on the Internet. There's motivation to sit at home. You don't have to get dressed up, or be social and for those old enough you don't risk DUI charges by drinking at home at the computer.” EnoughHomeMotivationSocialBehindsWatchesRiskInternetComputerProgramPerformancesDrinkingListening To MusicDressed UpDui Author:Steve Mahoney
“Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.” LongSelfMotivationTermTechnologyDisciplineSkillsComputerCommandLong TermInternalsSelf MotivationSelf DisciplineSelf RelianceOld FashionedRelianceBasicsComputer TechnologyReinforcement Author:Steven Pressfield
“In nine months, a group of children left alone with a computer in any language will reach the same standard as an office secretary in the West.” ChildrenInspirationMotivationLeftLanguageTechnologyGroupsMonthsOfficeComputerStandardsWestNineSecretaryLeft AloneNine Months Author:Sugata Mitra