Inneresting 95
Issue 95
April 1st, 2022
Little Rewards Lead to Big Results
You Need Rewards to Keep Getting Work Done: Becky Jones argues rewards are an essential part of the habit-building process.
The Work is the Reward: James Clear’s model for habit building shows how after a habit is established, the act itself triggers the anticipation of a reward in the brain.
When to Reward Yourself: Susan Kelley shares how a small, early reward boosts motivation to complete a larger goal. Janet Choi points out how celebrating small wins builds momentum to complete larger goals.
Balancing External & Internal Motivation: Angela Fabie summarizes arguments that writers must balance extrinsic and intrinsic motivation to set goals they have control over.
Make Rewards As Small As Possible: Gerhard Furtmüller, Christian Garaus, and Wolfgang H. Güttel present their findngs that offering students an insignificant amount of extra credit lead to increased intrinsic motivation (so students could convince themsleves they weren’t changing their behavior for an almost worthless amount of points).
How to Treat Yourself: Cara Hutto collects a list of simple ways to celebrate small victories.
Three Ways to Celebrate Small Wins with Highland 2
Tweet out your progress after a Write Sprint by clicking the link in the pop-up when you finish!
Set the Word or Page goal in the Statistics sidebar for a number that’s 10% of your total expected writing goal, then reward yourself at each checkpoint.
Save a copy of your Milestone and Sprint history. Print it and put it up in your writing space to remind you how far you’ve already come!
For more suggestions on how Highland 2 can offer you a more rewarding writing experience, check out our Knowledge Base!
Previously on Inneresting…
In case you missed it, in last issue’s most clicked link Leslie Combernale shares a list of films infused with optimism.
Other Inneresting Things
Jean-Marc Salotti calculates that it would take at least 110 people to create a sustainable colony on another planet.
Ayesha A. Siddiqi offers advice on how to relax (and appear more relaxed) in social situations.
Take The Big Here Quiz to learn about where you live and find a greater appreciation of the place you’re in.
And that’s what’s inneresting this week!
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