Motivation Continuum
So, as a gift for the wedding, Cerestheories' friend Alex got us a Wii. We got ourselves a WiiFit. I've been using it, and I've discovered a distinct difference in the way that the WiiFit and Katamari Damacy try to motivate you.
I was doing the side-twists/pushups exercise and failing miserably, and had to stop after only a minute, bruising my poor ego. The faux-instructor cheerfully let me know that she knew I took a break, but that with plenty of hard work, I'll start getting through those reps in no time!
On the other hand, in Katamari Damacy, upon failing at the trivial task of rolling a 30m katamari, the king declares, "Weak, stupid katamari! We can barely see it! You think this is worthy of being a star? We thought you were our son."
I was doing the side-twists/pushups exercise and failing miserably, and had to stop after only a minute, bruising my poor ego. The faux-instructor cheerfully let me know that she knew I took a break, but that with plenty of hard work, I'll start getting through those reps in no time!
On the other hand, in Katamari Damacy, upon failing at the trivial task of rolling a 30m katamari, the king declares, "Weak, stupid katamari! We can barely see it! You think this is worthy of being a star? We thought you were our son."