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English translation: more external rewards than most

10:05 Feb 17, 2008

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"When you work for yourself, on the other hand, the autonomy and meaningfulness rewards accrue to you, So external recognition becomes less important.
In theory. In reality, all of us grew up working for external rewards. Those talented, ambitious young people got more than most. That habit means that learning to be motivated solely by natural rewards is frighteningly difficult."

What did those young people get more than most?

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Selected answer:more external rewards than most

Explanation:
As the author puts it.

HTH
Sara

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The young people in question had become accustomed being rewarded by others for their work in a given field and had no experience of achieving satisfaction through working for themselves and having to derive their own reward from that alone.

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Sara Noss
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Local time: 00:56

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more external rewards than most

Sara Noss

honor and admiration

salavat

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more honor and admiration

Explanation:
It is not natural rewards for them.

salavat
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more external rewards than most

Sara Noss
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:56
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English
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