There is a fork in the road between extrinsic motivation (salary, bonuses, benefits, retirement) and intrinsic motivation, and the empirical evidence shows intrinsic motivation matters much more for company performance and employee wellbeing.
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Dan ArielyEvidence Quote
“the reality is that there this fork in the road between extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation an intrinsic motivation is salary and bonuses and chairs and tables and health benefits and retirement benefits and all of those things that are called extrinsic motivation don't end up mattering so much”
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Dan Ariely — Why People Believe Irrational Things | Prof G Conversations— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:32:20 PM
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