Me: “Hey, how about I give you $2 every day I don’t finish all my homework?”
Him: “And what do I have to give you if you finish it?”
Me: “Nothing...”
Him: “Sweet!”
After a little while it felt pointless, because I was giving away all my money, and not doing my homework. It still seems like a good thing to try though.
I tried something like this with a friend of mine in 10th grade.
I was making $2 a day working at a lunch cart. I ended up giving him $2 a day for a week or two, as a failed incentive to do my homework.
The conversation went something like:
Me: “Hey, how about I give you $2 every day I don’t finish all my homework?”
Him: “And what do I have to give you if you finish it?”
Me: “Nothing...”
Him: “Sweet!”
After a little while it felt pointless, because I was giving away all my money, and not doing my homework. It still seems like a good thing to try though.