Clay Shirky-Blog4

My take aways from this video are that people like to create and share what they have done. In a world of abundance and surplus there will always be unnecessary things out there. The people who use their free time,cognitive surplus, to benefit society should be rewarded. These people are using their intrinsic motivation and free time to add civic value to society. The speaker's effective speaking techniques are that he enunciates his words and and has a very logical approach to what he is talking about. His speech, logically, made sense. His presentation style is that he uses real life examples to illustrate his point. He uses his slides effectively and logically. He also incorporates studies and facts t prove the point he is trying to present.

What matters to me in this video is that when you have free time use it wisely and use it benefit society. Don't just sit around and do nothing all day, do something because you are motivated to do it. It is these self-motivated people that are rewarded in the long run. This matters, in the world of education, in that it stresses us to use our time wisely and to be self-motivated to do stuff. We can create amazing things in our cognitive surplus time. This matters, as it relates to the world, is that create something useful. Don't create something communal or useless, create something civic that will benefit society. In a world of abundance, where everything is shared and posted, create something beneficial and share that. Post with meaning.