Motivate, eh?

In retrospect, our discussion of What do you think motivates you? Are there times when you are just trying to get by and are there times when you are striving something really great? When do you experience each kind of feeling? Which feeling are your more comfortable with?
The translation of theory in the first video most definitely struck a chord here. I think it just helped me figure out why I make simple tasks more challenging by combining other tasks with it. What he was referring to as "flow," I believe is often referred to as being in the "zone." This is also what you may have noticed in the movie "Facebook" where he puts on his headphones and just flows code. We do this in design as well as assignments sometimes. If something doesn't seem challenging enough, we may wait off and group it into a slot where it suddenly rises in priority and now has peeked out interest as a challenge (well, at least that's how I seem to sort things for now). I'm much more comfortable with the feeling of arousal and flow. It should be challenging enough to require thought, and it should require enough skill (be it the completion of a thought, within a limited period of time).

Having considered what motivates you, think about how you might motivate others. Can you shift gears between different styles and types of motivation when working with your followers? Can you use fear? Can you use anger? Can you use inspiration? How can you improve your motivational repertoire?
Hmm.. now I can't quite apply this with others. More often than not, they are buried. I have to describe the importance of something for it to be raised in priority level with them. Usually it's based on the consequences of what may happen if we do not take care of something right away, which is in the end, a form of fear. I think this would target my need for defining how I can better collaborate with my coworkers than try to inspire more so than create a task oriented, fear driven, unscheduled chaos that somehow works out in the end. I maybe overstating this a bit, as it's not really chaos, but it does not come through as a finely defined and specific requirement. Perhaps trying that and creating a more through environment will help inspire them to complete the task that was given to them with a clear definition?

I've gotta try that soon.