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...explain the greed on Wall Street if you are arguing that extrinsic motivators aren't as powerful? People respond to incentives in their environment. They take the low road sometimes. They take shortcuts and sacrifice the long term for the sake of the short term. We have the reward-and-punishment drive, absolutely. My argument is that science shows we also have that third drive [of doing something because of inherent satisfaction]. If we neglect the third drive, we're leaving huge amounts of talent on the table...
Since HealthyWage.com launched in October, Sisson and some 5,000 other hopefuls have signed up for the site, which gets corporate sponsors to give a cash reward to obese users who during a specified time period move from an unhealthy to a healthy body mass index (BMI). (This typically translates into a weight loss of between 30 and 80 lb.) Members can either sign up for free - according to a company rep, the final deadline to enter the next 12-month challenge is Jan. 20 - and win $100 or "super-size" their weight-loss incentives by putting as much...
...person who feels this way. According to a 2008 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, dieters who had a financial incentive to lose weight were nearly five times as likely to meet their goal when compared with dieters who had no potential for a financial reward...
...Instead, reward yourself for sticking to your limits and focus on the benefits of changing. For instance, if your goal is to drink less or lose weight, treat yourself to something you want - a new book or DVD, say - each time you successfully resist a tempting dessert or achieve a goal, like a month of abstinence. Success tends to beget greater success. If you do slip back into old patterns, avoid recriminations. "Don't say, 'I can't do it,' " says Marlatt. "People make mistakes. If you keep working at it, you will get better over time. That's what...
...industry has built up a good repeat business. Its core customers are a passionate bunch. "Cruising traditionally is about creating communities at sea," says Brown, "and they do extend it to land." There is ample reward for the devotion. Frequent cruisers get cabin upgrades, cocktails with the captain. "People lust after this status," says Yesawich...