Does the basketball player, who gets paid US$100,000 per week, score twice as many points as his teammate whose agent only negotiated their player a $50,000 contract? Does the fat-cat CEO who sets herself up with a US$6 million annual salary plus bonus (paid out irrespective of whether or not targets are met) generate US$5 million more than a CEO paid US$1 million? (Ariely 2008). Do graphic designers create more innovative conceptions if they are threatened with redundancy if the next design is not groundbreaking?
Think of a task that you do not enjoy doing. When you do this particular task, do you often watch the clock, counting the seconds until it is finished? It brings you no joy, and you do not consider that ...
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