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The Importance of Incentives in Motivation
Behavioral economist David Frum has written a book about incentives. He says one of the defining moments in his career happened at a daycare. The principal introduced an incentive for parents that came late more than 10 minutes: A $3 fine. Once they took out the fine, these parents continued to come late; it's as if they got used to it and didn't care.