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Those less motivated to achieve will excel on tasks seen as fun

January 21, 2010 by

Those who value excellence and hard work generally do better than others on specific tasks when they are reminded of those values. But when a task is presented as fun, researchers report, the same individuals often will do worse than those who are less motivated to achieve.

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