HackerThe puzzle of motivation | Dan Pink | TED
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Dan Pink contrasts arrangements of the candle problem. A reward can speed a task when the box’s use is evident, while narrowed attention can hinder discovery when the box has to be reconceived as a platform.
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If-then rewards work really well for those sorts of tasks, where there is a simple set of rules and a clear destination to go to.The solution is on the periphery. You want to be looking around. That reward actually narrows our focus and restricts our possibility.