Reward Systems Quotes

“Whether it means prizing the value of lessons learned, building games into your creative process, or getting gifts upon certain milestones of achievement, self-derived rewards make a big difference…You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really motivates you and then tweak your incentives to sustain your long-term pursuits.”
― Scott Belsky, Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality

“Behaviorism was a busted flush, but neo-behaviorist theories, especially choice architecture, achieve behavioral change without coercion or the downsides of carrots and sticks.”
― Paul Gibbons, The Science of Successful Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture

“If you reward people for nothing, why expect anything?”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“Some folks are first in line to demand rewards, but last in line to earn them.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose

“[ We apologize for it taking so long, but IRL rewards require patience. ]”
― Daniel Thorman, The Zodiac Quest: A LitRPG Adventure