'there is a classic psychology experiment, children who enjoy drawing were given marker pens and allowed to go at it. Some were rewarded for drawing ( they were given a certificate with a gold seal and a ribbon, and told ahead of time of this arrangement), whereas the others the issue of rewards was never raised. Weeks later, those who had been rewarded took less interest in drawing, and their drawings were judged to be lower in quality whereas those those who had not been rewarded continued to enjoy the activity and produced higher quality drawings. The hypothesis is that the child begins to attribute his interest, which previously needed no justification, to the external reward, and this has the effect of reducing his intrinsic interest in it'
Matthew Crawford - The case for working with your hands
Skreeworld embarks on a final stab at putting a few things right before moving on and away from trade theory. Let us drop the term 'craft', too much baggage.
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