The puzzle of motivation

100번을 봐도 괜찮을거 같은 talk이다.

Candle problem

The test presents the participant with the following task: how to fix and light a candle on a wall (a cork board) in a way so the candle wax won't drip onto the table below [1]. To do so, one may only use the following along with the candle:

• a book of matches
• a box of thumbtacks

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누구나 자신만의 candle problem 을 풀고 있다는 다음 동영상 속의 말이 참 와닫는다.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y

누구나 자신만의 candle problem 을 풀고 있었구나~

[1] Richard E. Snow and Marshall J. Farr, ed. (1987). "Positive Affect and Organization". Aptitude, Learning, and Instruction Volume 3: Conative and Affective Process Analysis. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-89859-721-9.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle_problem