Stephen Downes

Maha Bali describes at length some of the benefits of sharing she experienced firsthand while creating a set of resources on community-building online, including a playlist of all the videos. "More than any personal benefit that came to me from enjoying time spent with friends, to learning new ideas for my courses, to saving time explaining stuff because it's all online…. what makes me truly happy is to see people benefiting from these activities and hear their feedback on how useful they are to them," she writes. I agree - doing something that matters to other people is one of the best experiences there is.