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Science-backed rewards for motivation

Science-backed rewards for motivation

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Science-backed rewards for motivation

- Can you think of the last time you got caught up in a great book or magazine article? You carried on reading through to the end for the sense of enjoyment, the fun, or interest, or satisfaction, right? In a similar way, your performance is fueled by little moments of motivation just like that, miniature rewards that fulfill you as you go. These little boosts are great tools to motivate you to stay on track and even to go above and beyond your original goal. My example of reading a book for enjoyment is a great illustration of intrinsic motivation. This is when we do something because it's personally rewarding, just for the sake of the activity itself. That's different and actually the opposite of extrinsic motivation. This involves doing something because you want to receive a reward or maybe because you want to avoid punishment, like reading a test prep book in order to pass a certification exam. Is one better…

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