The rest of the week is happening either way. It's not changing because of the dancing.
Let me put it another way: Nir's argument seems to be that motivation is derived entirely from avoiding negative consequences or outcomes.
That doesn't account for things like personal hobbies, where a person is more motivated to pass the time in a particular way.
There are people who do what others would call "work" just for fun, when they could otherwise just be relaxing with a glass of wine. There's no aversive experience from choosing the wine instead -- they just prefer to do the hobby.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 16.9 ms ] threadA friend of mine loves dancing and practices it weekly. What aversive experience is she avoiding?
Let me put it another way: Nir's argument seems to be that motivation is derived entirely from avoiding negative consequences or outcomes.
That doesn't account for things like personal hobbies, where a person is more motivated to pass the time in a particular way.
There are people who do what others would call "work" just for fun, when they could otherwise just be relaxing with a glass of wine. There's no aversive experience from choosing the wine instead -- they just prefer to do the hobby.
I can be, but it isn't generally true. I am very comfy and still motivated.
If I am not comfortable, I might try to change that. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation I guess.