The Best Jobs in Life Are Free


	The Best Jobs in Life Are Free

chestnut501

8-13-2009 9:14 PM

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8-15-2009 8:09 AM

gemfemfox

Money ONLY motivates until basic needs are met.

After that it is all personal attitude and competitiveness.

Learned that after years in sales & management.

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<P>A recent <A href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/003355300554917">study</A> 
published in the <I>Quarterly Journal of Economics</I> tested this by asking 
students to complete 'IQ test' style questions for varying amounts of money, or 
by 'incentivising' some students on a charity collection day while others 
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