Responding to my post was a comment that got me thinking. The person did not find any need to motivate themselves to play with LEGO. Rather, they played for the experience.
This has led me to the topic at hand. What is your goal with LEGO? Anyone who has picked up a LEGO-brick inevitably has to do something with it. It may be to create a colorful mosaic, a daredevil’s death-mobile, or scale replica of a 1930’s whatever. The point is we build, but in order to do what?
Considering the possibilities, I’ve broken them down into three main categories. The first is to educate. The second is for the experience. And the last is for a purpose. Now mind you; these categories are not mutually exclusive. They do overlap. In fact, things seem to work best when they’re in complete balance. Problems arise when one goal dominates, which causes “Builder’s Block.” (Sorry, that pun was too good to pass up!)