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The Passion Paradox

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In the early 1970s, Stanford psychology researcher Dr. Mark Lepper conducted a study with a group of young children that found those who had received a reward for completing a task experienced lower intrinsic motivation to perform that task in the future.

The Passion Paradox: We have a deep desire to chase our passions, but by chasing them, we may actually reduce our passion for them.

Three strategies for escaping the paradox: (1) Keep play as play, (2) Let work be work, and (3) Make work more playful.

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