The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
Of course we should reward kids and each other and ourselves for our accomplishments, but you don't want to do it every time. And sure there will be some disappointment from suddenly removing the reward that you expected, but that's exactly the point. That's what keeps these circuits tuned up properly.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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Now, by also following a consistent schedule of self reward, you set yourself up for any positive unanticipated rewards, that may happen.
Self-reward is critically important, but make sure that you're not doing it on such a predictable schedule that you burn out these dopamine circuits or that you undercut your own ability to strive and Achieve
you can now take it back and you can start to leverage that and you just make it intermittent you reward yourself not on a predictable schedule so not every other time or every third time or every 10th time but sometimes it's three in a row then not at all for 10 days