Neuroscience research on the adolescent brain describes the drive for intense experience without regard for future consequences that so often characterizes adolescents to be the result, not of characterological or personality deficits, but of the mix of a combination of an increased number of dopamine receptors and surges in sex hormones (Steinberg 2014).
Gender differences in HRQL could be related to the higher prevalence of psychopathology among women [ 15, 25, 29], or to a greater cultural drive for thinness experienced by the female sex in Western societies [ 30].
Collectively, that drives the need for experience and the need for the commitment to develop those skills along the way, which allows us to apply it in the evolving digital environment.
A similar thirst for experience drives Mankell's writing.
"If I know the minute you land at JFK, because your phone is paired with your account and geolocation tells me you've landed - that should drive for a better customer experience," he says.
Delphine, whose passivity mutates into a steely, almost self-righteous determination, is driven by her own hunger for experience.
When they succeed, they amplify what Mr. Friedel calls a "culture of improvement": a drive for transforming human life and experience, ameliorating their hardships, altering their conditions, a drive that Mr. Friedel suggests characterized the West.
Meanwhile, over the longer term, Mr. Robinson views the program as a way to provide a more fulfilling test drive experience for potential buyers, who can use the car when and how they want.
The appointment of Ms. Mayer, a leading consumer internet executive, signals a renewed focus on product innovation to drive user experience and advertising revenue for one of the world's largest consumer internet brands, whose leading properties include Yahoo!
At eBay's analyst day a few weeks ago, CEO John Donahoe said "data will enable us to drive better experiences for our customers.
Trendrr says it's "excited to be joining Twitter's world class team, enabling us to realize bigger opportunities that drive better experiences for users, media and marketers – across Twitter and around the globe".
