Reward good behavior if you want someone to change.
Criticizing bad behavior is counterproductive.
Rewarding good behavior works for yourself and others. Whether learning a good habit or breaking a bad habit.
And rewarding good behavior convinces people to change.
Reward good behavior to make the right thing feel good
You don’t housebreak a dog by yelling at it for pooping inside. That makes it neurotic and afraid of humans. Instead, reward and praise it for pooping outside.
Obviously dogs aren’t people, but the same principle applies.
Being told “good job” feels good. People will repeat and build on that good behavior.
Being told ”bad job” feels bad.
But rather than avoiding bad behavior, that makes people depressed and unmotivated.… Read more