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《Better Than Before》chapter review 4-7: Reward (NO FINISH LINE)

書名《Better Than Before》 ---mastering the habits of our everyday lives 

作者 GRETCHEN RUBIN   

chapter review

1. SELF-KNOWLEDGE
   1. The Four Tendencies(The fateful tendencies we bring into the world)
   2. Different Solutions For Different People: Distinctions
2. PILLARS OF HABITS
   1. We Manage What We Monitor: Monitoring
   2. First Things First: Foundation
   3. If It's On The Calendar, It Happens: Scheduling
   4. Someone's Watching: Accountability
3. THE BEST TIME TO BEGIN
   1. It's Enough To Begin: First Steps
   2. Temporary Becomes Permanent: Clean Slate
   3. Data Point Of One: Lightning Bolt
4. DESIRE, EASE, AND EXCUSES
   1. Free From French Fries: Abstaining
   2. It's Hard To Make Things Easier: Convenience
   3. Change My Surroundings, Not Myself: Inconvenience
   4. A Stumble May Prevent A Fall: Safeguards
   5. Nothing Stays In VEGAS: Loophole-spotting
   6. Wait Fifteen Minutes: Distraction
   7. No Finish Line: Reward
   8. Just Because: Treats
   9. Sitting Is The New Smoking: Pairing
5. UNIQUE, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
   1. Choose My Bale Of Hay: Clarity
   2. I'm The Fussy One: Identity
   3. Not Everyone Is Like Me: Other People
   4. Everyday Life In UTOPIA: Conclusion
6. Acknowledgments
7. QUIZ: THE FOUR TENDENCIES
8. RESOURCES TO REQUEST
9. START A BETTER THAN BEFORE HABITS GROUP
10. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
11. NOTES

作者舉了許多例子證明不要有物質上的獎勵，除了低估了好習慣的價值，更重要的是長遠而論，我們漸漸會誤導自己當初養成好習慣是為了獲得這獎賞而失去動力。真正的獎賞應該和內在動機緊密關聯、以維持這好習慣為目的的*e.g.：一定會獲得的成就感一類)，以下講述了內在動機的七大來源:

1. CHALLENGE: Rebels通常吃這套
2. CURIOSITY: 釣Questioner
3. CONTROL: Upholder通 常吃這套
4. FANTASY:
5. COOPERATION: 釣 Obliger
6. COMPETITION:
7. RECOGNITION:

相對於利用獎賞制度，有一旦獎賞停止，獎勵行為就停止得隱憂，有時為了維持這好習慣而不斷設定新的目標也是一種很好的方法: 因為獎賞制度的前提通常是先設立一個完成與未完成的指標，因為完成而給予獎賞，先前提過: finish和stop是一線之隔，所以訂定finish line本身就是一件很恐怖的事情....HMMM

• The reward of good habit is the habit itself. Continuous progress is the opposite of a finish line.
• If we tell ones that they can watch an hour of TV if they read for an hour, we don't build their habit of reading; We teach them that watching TV is more fun than reading. 值得深入思考

這章的開頭作者又再次強調decide, then don't decide 貫徹好習慣的重要性。停止思考該不該獎勵自己? 要給甚麼獎勵? habit的定義和目的就是省掉思考時間，所以獎賞制度與此事相悖的。

#DO AN ACTION WITHOUT DEBATE, WITHOUT EVALUATION, AND WITHOUT REWARD.#