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The ‘I Did That’ Effect: Why Gamification (Sometimes) Works

I have a confession to make. But first, a little background. Over the years, I’ve played in a few bands and done a little bit of recording…

Aug 8, 2022

The ‘I Did That’ Effect: Why Gamification (Sometimes) Works

Aug 8, 2022

Using Data to Motivate the Post-Novice Lifter

Great products are based on insights about the people that use them. When I was at MapMyRun, we based our roadmap on three interconnected…

May 1, 2022

Using Data to Motivate the Post-Novice Lifter

May 1, 2022

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Mind Cafe

Understanding is Visual: Why Even Aristotle Writes With Pictures

There’s a reason why so many people claim to be ‘visual learners’.

Jan 11, 2021

Understanding is Visual: Why Even Aristotle Writes With Pictures

Jan 11, 2021

Building a Learning Culture, Part 1: The Problem of Organizational Knowledge

While data is more plentiful than ever, it is often more stylized than analyzed.

Jul 28, 2020

Building a Learning Culture, Part 1: The Problem of Organizational Knowledge

Jul 28, 2020

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The Great Leveler

Homer & Helen: My Twenty-Year Odyssey Through the Iliad

I never stop reading a book. But I often lose momentum.

Jul 7, 2020

Homer & Helen: My Twenty-Year Odyssey Through the Iliad

Jul 7, 2020

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The Great Leveler

Resentment: The Power of the People

Every era has a defining anxiety. Ours is an era of technological anxiety. We ask ourselves questions like: What are smartphones doing to…

Jun 26, 2020

Resentment: The Power of the People

Jun 26, 2020

This Time Machine Saves Lives

Now if it is in our power to do noble or base acts, and likewise in our power not to do them, and this was what being good or bad meant…

Mar 16, 2020

This Time Machine Saves Lives

Mar 16, 2020

Latest Perspectives on COVID-19

Maybe I am spending too much time reading about the coronavirus. That may be true, but given how quickly this disease can spread, it seems…

Mar 10, 2020

Mar 10, 2020

It’s Time to Act

My family and I are making the decision to keep our kids home from school and stay home from work. Why are we doing this? Anything we can…

Mar 8, 2020

It’s Time to Act

Mar 8, 2020

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The Great Leveler

The Price of Survival

Maybe you knew someone like this in high school. He was the guy who organized the parties, the guy who somehow procured the beer. He was…

Jul 29, 2018

The Price of Survival

Jul 29, 2018

Ben McAllister

Ben McAllister

I’m a product manager in Austin, TX. I write about product, design, and the great books. You can find more of my writing at my blog, benmcallister.com.

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