TL;DR: if you think someone’s work is good, and important, tell them! It really can make a surprisingly large difference and it took me quite a while to appreciate extent.
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I’ve reached your conclusion as well (after struggling with it early in my career). However, certain individuals/group cultures may perceive lower value with increased recognition making the dynamic a bit more complicated.
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I had a Russian friend that used to say: “if you do what you’re supposed to do, you don’t need a compliment. It’s your job” (this was while we managed a group of software devs, at the end of each sprint, I wanted to have a little celebration). I completely get your point
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It’s because we fixate on negative anomalies rather than amplify the good in the world.
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My guess is that risk/creativity aversion is a trait that was strongly selected against in the wild but is useless today. IE Don’t compliment the cave drawing painter, they’re not going to kill the Mammoth on the hunt
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Have you read
@wiredferret's take on this?http://www.heidiwaterhouse.com/2018/07/04/praise-is-a-vitamin/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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What we noticed working on this subject for a while, is that giving recognition is more like a muscle. The more you practice, the easier it becomes.
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I think this is the main reason why many people blow staggering amounts on their weddings. They feel like it's the one and only chance they'll have in their entire lives to be the star for a whole day.
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Agreed on the general point - but I wouldn’t say deficiency - more like misplaced; there’s too much celebration of mediocrity or the wrong behaviors (that happen to please a minority in “power”). Praise, encouragement and power to those who deserve it!
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