- The brain loves a challenge. Even though doing hard things is often painful, we still like doing them - a phenomenon psychologists call the Effort Paradox. New research shows that rewarding people for effort - not outcome - can get people to try harder in the future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/09/29/train-brain-for-hard-things/ 2 comments cogsci
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