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Yu-kai Chou
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Gamification Author & Designer. Octalysis Framework Creator. Rated #1 Gamification Guru 3 out of 4 years). My designs have empowered over 1.5 Billion people.
San Francisco and Taiwan
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    Jul 6
    That brown liquid pouring into the ocean looks like a scandal. It turns out to be cleaner than tap water in many countries. A modern cruise ship works like a floating city. Some carry up to 10,000 people at once. That many guests create two distinct kinds of wastewater.
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    Jul 5
    Chaos Theory and Unpredictability. Your brain lights up more for a maybe than a yes. That single quirk explains slot machines, mystery boxes, and binge-watching. This is Core Drive 7 in the Octalysis Framework. It runs on Unpredictability and Curiosity as raw fuel. We pay
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    Jul 4
    He landed in Paris with a plan and a ticket. Eighteen years later, he was still there. In 1988, Mehran Karimi Nasseri arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport. His refugee papers were stolen at a train station before he reached the gate. With no passport and no proof of identity,
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    Jul 3
    Two miles below the seabed, engineers do something that sounds insane. They bury a multi-million dollar machine on purpose. Most people think tunneling ends when the drill passes the seabed. The truth is far more dangerous than that. Undersea drilling faces two deadly threats
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    Jul 2
    Astronauts get crushed by G-forces at launch and again coming back down. The ones who stay sharp through it trained their bodies for that exact moment. It's a breathing and bracing technique they drill until it just happens automatically. Same thing plays out at sea level.
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