A New Kind Of Reward Teaches Intrinsic Motivation

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:32 in Psychology & Sociology

I would like for my son, Leif, to play the violin. I’m a serious ex music geek and so in addition to pegging me as an abhorrent tiger parent intent on thrusting my offspring into the one-percent where they can be hedge fund managers and own things like furniture coasters, I also happen to think that music is an enriching skill that adds depth to a life well lived. That’s beside the point. read more

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