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This was explained very well decades back in "Punished By Rewards" - one of the most useful book I've read.
by sunjain 10y ago
This was explained very well decades back in "Punished By Rewards" - one of the most useful book I've read.
- gohrt 10y agoAlfie Kohn's book is about bribes being a bad strategy, not quite about punishment being a bad strategy. The two are related, though. The article here is explaining how meaningful, relationship-building positive-reinforcement is an effective strategy. Alfie Kohn's work is easy to misinterpret -- the title of his book mentions "gold stars" as a bad idea, but misses the meaning of a gold star. A gold star isn't a bribe in the sense of an "incentive program", it's a tangible expression of appreciation* -- which is what the article here argeus in favor of. *as long as the star is its own reward, not some sort of currency used to buy rewards.