“Cognitive and character skills work together as dynamic complements; they are inseparable. Skills beget skills. More motivated children learn more. Those who are more informed usually make wiser decisions.” ChildrenCharacterTogetherDecisionSkillsWorking TogetherMotivatedWiserInseparableBegetsCognitiveComplement Author:James Heckman
“Some crafts have been practiced for centuries. These crafts were created using skills passed from generation to generation, and were motivated by necessity such as baskets and pottery, or artistic expression, such as more baskets and more pottery. Today, there is a much more leisurely attitude toward crafting, and virtually anyone without a job and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.” Has BeensTodayJobsAttitudeGenerationsCenturyExpressionSkillsAccessCraftsArtisticMotivatedElitesHobbiesPipeBasketsCleanersPotteryArtistic ExpressionCrafters Author:Amy Sedaris
“If a student takes a Stanford computer class and a Princeton business class, it shows they are motivated and have skills. We know it has helped employees get better jobs.” IfsKnowsShowsJobsClassStudentsSkillsComputerGet BetterEmployeeMotivatedBetter JobsStanfordPrinceton Author:Daphne Koller
“Knowing how to keep someone motivated and how to keep a connection are skills humans have learned and evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. A robot can't figure out whether you can do one more push-up, or how to motivate you to actually do it.” YearsHumansCan DoKnowingFiguresSkillsConnectionsMotivatedRobotsPush Ups Author:Erik Brynjolfsson
“I started as a GED instructor, I created my own GED program, and I realized that a lot of young people that don’t do well academically. It’s not that they don’t have the competency to do it or the skill set to do it; it’s just that they weren’t motivated to learn. They weren’t interested in school, so I started just talking to students and just really going in on them like, “Yo, this is life or death.”” PeopleSchoolYoungMy OwnTalkingStudentsSkillsProgramI RealizedMotivatedInstructorsLife Or DeathCompetenciesGed Author:Eric Thomas