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Re:Ask HN: How to do that you need to do but not motivated a... by peruvian on Thursday December 15, 2022 @03:53PM (#34005593)
School, at least in the US, gives you plenty of quick rewards. In my high school, we got report cards every other week. On top of that, you get homework and quiz results back quickly as well.

While the real reward is admission to a good college, you get the feeling that you are progressing towards that goal often.

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Re:Ask HN: How to do that you need to do but not motivated a... by Fire-Dragon-DoL on Thursday December 15, 2022 @03:56PM (#34005636)
Mh, I wonder if it's my perception that's skewed. Like, ranks are not a reward at all, I expect something I enjoy, instead the rank was literally a "you must get a good rank or you are done for your life" kind of thing. It was no reward at all, it was _expectation_.
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