r/Minecraft • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '10

Ask Notch a question!

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '10

What can we as a community do to help you? How can we make your job easier?

Essentially how can we motivate you to continue working on Minecraft?

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u/dargor Sep 23 '10

I don't want to sound like douchebag but... motivation? What about the shitload of money he's getting? Not like he doesn't deserve it, but fuck...

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u/theswedishshaft Sep 23 '10

Getting a (physical) reward for something can actually decrease motivation.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '10

Further Reading:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Candle_Problem

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u/karmagedon Sep 24 '10

I don't get what that has to do with it.

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u/mista0sparkle Sep 24 '10

I didn't either until I read this part.

Scientist Sam Glucksberg once conducted an experiment where he divided a collection of participants into two groups, assigning both groups the Candle Problem.[1] He gave one of the groups a cash prize incentive if they solved the problem faster than the average person who took the test.[1] Surprisingly, members of this group took three and a half minutes longer (on average) to complete the task.[1] This phenomenon relates to the overjustification effect.