In the words of Bertrand Russell, “the only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation."

yin-yang

Psychological research suggests that intrinsically-motivated behavior change is much more likely to be sustained in the long-term.

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Unfortunately, lots of psychological <a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bul/125/6/627">research</a> has also shown that external incentives “crowd out” (i.e., undermine) people’s <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/motivation">intrinsic motivation</a> to do good. For example, <a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayrecord&uid=2015-00692-001">highlighting</a> the monetary benefits of saving energy actually makes people less likely to do so. This is related to what we call negative “goal-replacement".

internalisation

Let’s not forget that competition is not the only dominant force in nature, it is rivaled only by its better half: <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/teamwork">cooperation</a>.

help :)

Long-standing <a href="http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093625?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed&">research </a>has shown that the ability to be compassionate, empathize with others and to care about the natural world are evolutionarily adaptive behavioral traits. In fact, a psychological concept known as the “<a href="http://personal.lse.ac.uk/vanderli/Helper%27shigh.pdf">helper’s high</a>” suggests that “doing good” actually makes people “feel good” both psychologically as well as physically

helping

they let me help and think more in a helpful manner to ownself and others.

How competitions can lead you to do the right thing for the wrong reason

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