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People can believe they’re doing a task from their own desire or for a payoff of some sort.

Paying people to do a gratifying task can lessen pleasure in it, as they think they’re doing it to get paid.

A new study looked at how the ability to pay to bypass an appealing task affects how people feel about it.

The results showed that when people can pay to not do a task, they see it as less worthy and like it less.

Everyone out there, raise your hands if you’re swimming in free time! Anyone? This would likely be the appropriate moment to cue the proverbial crickets and then, for a number of you, probably chortles at the notion of having oodles of free time. That's why these days, a number of businesses will take tasks off your hands if you choose, freeing up your time in the pr

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