Variable Rewards
The Good Side
Variable Rewards is the principle that drives our addiction to social, email and the news.
When we check once, there might be something good.
We check again and there’s no email in our inbox.
Now we are primed to check again.
This is exactly the same pattern that happens at a slot machine.
Win, lose, lose, win, lose, lose, lose, win.
And depending on the addiction you’ve taken up, each time it will cost you either time, money and most likely your health.
Understand that you also get variable rewards from all creative work. Sometimes you show up to write or practice and nothing good happens.
Yet if you come back a few hours later, or the next day, something amazing might happen.
Keep that in mind before you get worked up about how your next session is going to unfold.
And yes it’s better to play for variable rewards in your Most Creative Work rather than lining the corporation’s pockets by trading your focus and attention away.
This is also a healthy way to develop, with a sense of faith and patience that if you stick with it, good things unravel from the ball of yarn.
Free Session Today: Plan This Week
We creatives can be awful at planning and having structure.
This free session will take place TODAY, Monday, November 11th at 1pm PST/4pm EST on Zoom.
Don’t think about it too much, if it interests you then just sign up and show up.