It's not only talking about money. According to this classical experiment [1] it reduces productivity even while solving problems, because the prospect of a rew

It's not only talking about money. According to this classical experiment [1] it reduces productivity even while solving problems, because the prospect of a reward occupies some of your brain's problem solving capacity constantly. [1] Sorry this was the first link that came up in Google: http://thepsychreport.com/books/how-incentives-hinder-innovation-creativity/ http://thepsychreport.com/books/how-incentives-hinder-innova...