I don’t understand this. Plus I suspect it was largely written by an LLM.
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First of all, where does this theory come from? Did you invent it? how much evidence does it have?
The rope analogy seems like it doesn’t offer much. I don’t see any intuition-pumps that the rope gives you that simply talking about challenges and rewards wouldn’t. Plus there’s so much in this that isn’t explained by the analogy, for example:
However, by taking on challenging projects that align with the employee’s skills and interests and provide valuable outcomes (whether in the form of recognition, promotion, or personal satisfaction), the perceived value of the work can be maintained or enhanced.
What does that have to do with “Rope Management Theory”? It just sounds like basic management advice.
Also, why is the reward called a breakfast?
The conclusion contains no information, just broad assertions about how important this thing is.
The base idea is that your perception of the value of that breakfast is shaped as much with the effort your brain thinks it’s going to take to get you to keep getting that breakfast as it is by your tastebuds.
It is meant to describe what I believe is an already known phenomenon on motivation in a metaphor that is easy for people to engage in when attempting to hack their own reward system.
I don’t understand this. Plus I suspect it was largely written by an LLM.
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First of all, where does this theory come from? Did you invent it? how much evidence does it have?
The rope analogy seems like it doesn’t offer much. I don’t see any intuition-pumps that the rope gives you that simply talking about challenges and rewards wouldn’t. Plus there’s so much in this that isn’t explained by the analogy, for example:
What does that have to do with “Rope Management Theory”? It just sounds like basic management advice.
Also, why is the reward called a breakfast?
The conclusion contains no information, just broad assertions about how important this thing is.
The base idea is that your perception of the value of that breakfast is shaped as much with the effort your brain thinks it’s going to take to get you to keep getting that breakfast as it is by your tastebuds.
It is meant to describe what I believe is an already known phenomenon on motivation in a metaphor that is easy for people to engage in when attempting to hack their own reward system.