Author: Dan Ariely

Notes:

• The Power of Meaning
  • Sisyphus condition
    • Seeing the futility of current actions → Reduce motivation
    • Seeing and achieving progress → Increase motivation
  • Recognition
    • Acknowledge, individual → Increase Motivation
  • Generally, people greatly underestimate the power of meaning
  • Other negative meaning reminders
    • Hierarchy reminders like standard offices
    • Numbers vs names
• The Joy of Creation
  • Ikea Effect
  • "Love for one's handiwork is indeed blind"
  • Connection between creation and Identity
  • Fixing ≠ Creating
  • Think about the long term joy we miss out by not engaging in "common annoyances" of everyday life
• Money
  • Exp: When the incentive is very large, performance decreases dramatically → Stress and fear of losing?
  • Monetary → Quick increase, sharp drop off
  • Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Motivation
    • In the moment, intrinsic matters more
      • Eg. Joy of task
    • In planning, extrinsic matters more
      • Eg. Compensation
  • Sense of investment in relationships
  • Paying for performance kills trust and goodwill
• Symbolic Immortality
  • Our motivation to leave a legacy is powerful and relates to other parts of motivation like meaning and relationships