Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations (TED 2)
Knowing What Motivates You
Have you ever heard the expression “That really pushes my buttons”? The notion that there is a particular set of things that uniquely motivates a person has always been a very powerful one with me. I don’t always have the best handle on what I want in life, but I have enough introspection to know where my buttons are. A b... See more
Have you ever heard the expression “That really pushes my buttons”? The notion that there is a particular set of things that uniquely motivates a person has always been a very powerful one with me. I don’t always have the best handle on what I want in life, but I have enough introspection to know where my buttons are. A b... See more
How Running A Business Changes The Way You Think | Kalzumeus Software
Two University of Zurich researchers were equally curious: The Swiss nuclear incentive study, titled “The Cost of Price Incentives: An Empirical Analysis of Motivation Crowding-Out,” was conducted by Bruno S. Frey and Felix Oberholzer-Gee. It was published in the American Economic Review 87 (1997): 746–55. forty students sat with number 2 pencils:
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Altering the ratio of rewards to contributions by making such negative contributions won’t improve a bank account, but it can balance accounts emotionally.
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The best use of money as a motivator is to pay people enough to take the issue of money off the table.