“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
“The progress of science is tremendously disorderly, and the motivations that lead to this progress are tremendously varied, and the reasons why scientists go into science, the personal motivations, are tremendously varied. I have said ... that science is a haven for freaks, that people go into science because they are misfits, and that it is a sheltered place where they can spin their own yarn and have recognition, be tolerated and happy, and have approval for it.” PeopleSaidReasonMotivationProgressHavensScientistRecognitionReason WhyFreakApprovalMisfitsYarnPersonal Motivation Author:Max Delbruck
“For artists, scientists, inventors, schoolchildren, and the rest of us, intrinsic motivation-the drive to do something because it is interesting, challenging, and absorbing-is essential for high levels of creativity.” ArtistMotivationChallengesInterestingLevelsCreativityEssentialsScientistInventorAbsorbingHigh LevelIntrinsic Motivation Book:Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Source: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
“Mathematics is the study of analogies between analogies. All science is. Scientists want to show that things that don't look alike are really the same. That is one of their innermost Freudian motivations. In fact, that is what we mean by understanding.” WantLooksMeanFactsShowsScienceMotivationUnderstandingStudyScientistAccountsMathematicsAnalogies Book:Indiscrete Thoughts Source: Indiscrete Thoughts
“The motivations of a scientist are always mixed and complex... every medical student has the desire to do good in the world. Making a small contribution to that effort is really in a sense the last significant thing that I want to do with my life.” WorldWantLastsDesireMotivationLeadershipEffortStudentsScientistComplexesMedicalSignificantContributionGood In The WorldSignificant Things Author:Gustav Nossal
“I think what drives scientists is this tremendous intellectual adventure - pushing the boundaries of knowledge, walking down a track that nobody has walked down before, not knowing what's around the corner and then seeing a landscape that is so extraordinarily beautiful and complex, being part of the community that is driving the boundaries of knowledge and giving us insight into the amazing process of life.” ThinkingGivingBeautifulMotivationProcessCommunityKnowingSeeingAdventureWalkingIntellectualScientistComplexesTrackCornersInsightDrivingBoundariesLandscapePushingNot KnowingAround The CornerProcess Of Life Author:Suzanne Cory
“I studied, I met with medical doctors, scientists, and I’m here to tell you that the way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is: getting enough sleep.” WayEnoughInspirationLife IsMotivationSleepMetsDoctorsScientistInspiredMedicalProductiveJoyfulEnough SleepMedical DoctorJoyful Life Author:Arianna Huffington