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From science: Why it’s wrong to reward yourself after you’ve done something that you don’t like.

  • July 29th, 2009
  • Posted in motivation
  • By Konstantin D. A. Scheller

Many self-help books and blogs stress the importance of rewarding yourself after you've done something "good". This is a grave misunderstanding and mistake! The article describes two reasons, stemming from psychological and neuroscientific research, why you should not do it and what you should do instead Related posts:

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