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<blockquote data-quote="Magnetoman" data-source="post: 160556" data-attributes="member: 2806"><p>Well, if you're going to get serious about this…</p><p></p><p>I learned several relevant concepts from the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (easier to pronounce than you might think), who died last year. One is "flow" which, greatly oversimplified, is engaging in an activity that, although it might be difficult and challenging, has the right balance to bring significant pleasure and satisfaction. Depending on the person, that can apply to aspects of rebuilding an engine, or assembling a gearbox.</p><p></p><p>Another concept is that of "signifiers," which can be centripetal (drawing one towards home) or centrifugal (drawing one away). I just got a beautiful new chess set yesterday that I'll use when playing with my granddaughters. That's a good example of a centripetal signifier. The Vincent I'm restoring is another example, as are the piles of parts that go with it. A kayak, for an outdoorsy person might be a centrifugal signifier, as is one of my functional motorcycles. Anyway, we're attracted to signifiers, and a signifier that has more than one attractive attribute, a "multivocal signifier," has an even stronger hold on us. Anyone who has ridden a beautiful-looking motorcycle on a curvy road past a newly-mowed field knows a motorcycle "speaks" to our senses of sight, sound, touch and smell. As a result, people who like motorcycles tend to <em>really</em> like them, and vice versa for people who dislike them.</p><p></p><p>Important for this discussion, a signifier also "stores" memories. An inexpensive vase once owned by your now-deceased mother might remind you of pleasant memories of childhood, making it much more precious than one at the store that sells for $1000. The Vincent that a 90-year-old no longer can ride holds any number of memories for the owner, so why would they want to sell it if they have the space for it and don't need the money for living expenses? A Rapide might sell for, say, $50k at auction, but to that guy it could be priceless.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, Greg, you're the one who got serious.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magnetoman, post: 160556, member: 2806"] Well, if you're going to get serious about this… I learned several relevant concepts from the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (easier to pronounce than you might think), who died last year. One is "flow" which, greatly oversimplified, is engaging in an activity that, although it might be difficult and challenging, has the right balance to bring significant pleasure and satisfaction. Depending on the person, that can apply to aspects of rebuilding an engine, or assembling a gearbox. Another concept is that of "signifiers," which can be centripetal (drawing one towards home) or centrifugal (drawing one away). I just got a beautiful new chess set yesterday that I'll use when playing with my granddaughters. That's a good example of a centripetal signifier. The Vincent I'm restoring is another example, as are the piles of parts that go with it. A kayak, for an outdoorsy person might be a centrifugal signifier, as is one of my functional motorcycles. Anyway, we're attracted to signifiers, and a signifier that has more than one attractive attribute, a "multivocal signifier," has an even stronger hold on us. Anyone who has ridden a beautiful-looking motorcycle on a curvy road past a newly-mowed field knows a motorcycle "speaks" to our senses of sight, sound, touch and smell. As a result, people who like motorcycles tend to [I]really[/I] like them, and vice versa for people who dislike them. Important for this discussion, a signifier also "stores" memories. An inexpensive vase once owned by your now-deceased mother might remind you of pleasant memories of childhood, making it much more precious than one at the store that sells for $1000. The Vincent that a 90-year-old no longer can ride holds any number of memories for the owner, so why would they want to sell it if they have the space for it and don't need the money for living expenses? A Rapide might sell for, say, $50k at auction, but to that guy it could be priceless. Sorry, Greg, you're the one who got serious. [/QUOTE]
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