Grades dilute the pleasure that a student experiences on successfully completing a task.

When we do things that are controlling, whether intentional or not, we are not going to get those long-term outcomes.

If faculty would relax their emphasis on grades, this might serve not to lower standards but to encourage an orientation toward learning.

There are different kinds of motivation, and the kind matters more than the amount.

Contrary to what you think, your company will be a lot more productive if you refuse to tolerate competition among your employees.

If I offered you a thousand dollars to take off your shoes, you'd very likely accept--and then I could triumphantly announce that 'rewards work.' But as with punishments, they can never help someone develop a *commitment* to a task or action, a reason to keep doing it when there's no longer a payoff.

If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.