Motivation Reinforcement: the core of the Cognitive Social Web

In a previous article, we stressed the fact that the primary focus of the Cognitive Social Web is not your life and your personal information, but you as a person and what you can come up with to contribute to the global edifice of mankind. We talked about a project-driven Internet, and emphasized on the fact that it all start with personal motivation.

In my experience, the hardest part about motivation is to keep it: passed the initial enthusiasm, how do you maintain this driving force long enough to achieve your goals?

We have this vision of an Internet that not only provides you with technical resources and knowledge for your projects, but also leverages your own personal psychology to keep you focused on the goals you set to yourself. Motivation reinforcement is at the core of the Cognitive Social Web.

First, let’s get back on the concept of motivation. I want to propose a simple yet powerful model that I personally use to hack my own motivation in my everyday life: the MRT cycle…

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How the Cognitive Social Web can foster an Internet of better contents

Current web 3.0-oriented products tend to concentrate on how to better organize and develop the flow of information (how to share more content more easily, how to reach a larger crowd, how to get more of the content you already spend the most time on, etc), while mostly ignoring the psychological aspects of content sharing and content creation.

This results in awesome communication tools that are used mostly in dynamics of collective stupidity. Don’t see what I mean? Check out the current trending topics on Twitter –a fantastic product as far as sharing is concerned. That’s what the web of the future could be about: sharing more mediocrity, more easily. Incredible technology at the service of your mind farts. Is this what we really need?

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