Having recently finished Dan Pink’s latest book, ‘Drive’, I’ve been thinking a bit about the science of motivation. I’m not sure if this is an entirely original idea or if something like this exists, but as I was walking out of the gym I wondered how cool it would be if a gym existed that — for example:

• Cost $30/month.
• Gave you a sticker each time you checked out.
• If you collected 10 stickers in any given month, you’d save $10, so it would only cost you $20 for that month.

This would have numerous positive consequences and pretty much be a win-win for everyone involved. As a result of more people visiting the gym more often:

• They would be healthier.
• They would be richer. 
• The gym would make more money in the long-run as a result of less people dropping out after the first couple of months, and telling others about the awesome deal.

Again, not sure if it’s original or if there are gyms that do this. But if it is, and there aren’t, there should be.

The day after US Air Flight 1549 landed safely in the Hudson, so many people played the number 1549 in the lottery that some states shut their lotteries down out of fear that if the number hit, they would lose millions.

The New York Pick 4 number that day turned out to be 1548.

(via rickyv)