The thing is, when I’m inspired and motivated on Placemark – which is thankfully often – there’s no effort in sitting down and working. That kind of work isn’t so different from play, or study. It doesn’t burn me out.
I love this. My whole career has been a quest to keep the things I’m working on (for pay or otherwise) aligned with the things that inspire and motivate me.
One of the reasons I like this example is because it’s so mundane. There’s an impression that game design is flashy and cool and about crazy ideas and fun all the time. But when I start off with, “Let me tell you about doors…” it cuts straight to the everyday practical considerations.
Can you imagine working as hard as Jackson has — Harvard, a Supreme Court clerkship, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals — and then having your hearings haunted by the specter of a man who already has the job?
The name was a gimmick, he said: Putin was running for president for the first time, so it was an easily recognizable name that would attract Russian speakers. Now he can no longer tolerate it.
The technology is comparable to what’s in driverless cars. It identifies when we lift a product from a shelf, freezer or produce bin; automatically itemizes the goods; and charges us when we leave the store. Anyone with an Amazon account, not just Prime members, can shop this way and skip a cash register since the bill shows up in our Amazon account.