Rewards can kill your inner drive
The overjustification effect shows how external rewards can surprisingly diminish our intrinsic motivation, turning enjoyable activities into obligations once the incentives are gone.
Giving external rewards for an activity can actually reduce your natural enjoyment of it. This is called the overjustification effect. For example, if you love to draw, but then start getting paid for it, you might begin to see drawing as a chore rather than a joy.
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