Can rewards actually make you less motivated to do something you love?
Pay someone for a hobby they love and the love can quietly drain away.
When people receive external rewards for an activity they already enjoy intrinsically, they often become less interested in it when the rewards stop. They reattribute their motivation from internal enjoyment to the external reward, so without the reward the activity feels less worthwhile.
Kids who loved drawing drew less once they were paid to draw, then the rewards stopped.
Adding a reward to something you love can replace the love with calculation.
Don't bolt rewards onto things you do for love - it can turn passion into a transaction.
A reward can replace the joy with a price tag.
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