Answer by Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, on Quora: One of the main things that people don’t understand about motivation is the pleasure principle.

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How often have you sat through a ‘motivational’ speaker’s address that has left you feeling anything but? The trick, says Jim Lawless, is to ensure the speaker is properly briefed. Companies spend a ...

The program most recently has offered rewards for five senior leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, sometimes known as ISIS. 2. U.S. State Dept., “Rewards ...