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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:39:07 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://patrickdunn.squarespace.com/motivate-intrinsically/"><rss:title>Motivate intrinsically</rss:title><rss:link>http://patrickdunn.squarespace.com/motivate-intrinsically/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-GB</dc:language><dc:date>2009-12-05T22:39:07Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.8.4 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://patrickdunn.squarespace.com/motivate-intrinsically/2005/11/7/motivate-intrinsically.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://patrickdunn.squarespace.com/motivate-intrinsically/2005/11/7/motivate-intrinsically.html"><rss:title>Motivate intrinsically</rss:title><rss:link>http://patrickdunn.squarespace.com/motivate-intrinsically/2005/11/7/motivate-intrinsically.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Patrick Dunn</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-11-07T21:38:09Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial;">Various researchers have shown that intrinsic motivation &ndash; motivation that comes from the task itself, rather than from external reward &ndash; cultivates creativity. External rewards can actually reduce creativity, by distracting the person from the task in hand. What this comes down to is usually very simple: matching people to tasks they enjoy, even where these may be challenging.</span></p> <p><strong>Could you complete this pattern? </strong>If you're interested in contributing, <a href="mailto:patrick@networked-learning.com">get in contact</a>. If you've something already written that you like us to consider, you can <a href="http://patrickdunn.squarespace.com/upload/">upload it here</a>.&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>