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Reward

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You prioritize small gains over large rewards.
The 'present bias' is an economic model describing the tendency to value smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delay…
You want things that you do not enjoy.
Incentive salience distinguishes between the act of wanting a reward and the actual pleasure of consuming it.…
Rewards can destroy your love for a hobby.
A 1973 study showed children offered a reward for drawing spent significantly less time drawing during subsequent free…