Regarding the research - thanks! I do like Dan Pink. Kahneman is still on my to-read list. So the assertion is that, if grades act as an extrinsic motivator,

Regarding the research - thanks! I do like Dan Pink. Kahneman is still on my to-read list. So the assertion is that, if grades act as an extrinsic motivator, they replace passion/pride/curiousity as intrinsic motivators? That argument vaguely makes sense to me but personally it feels like more of a “both and”. As for your approach to measuring success - no offense, but it sounds like the sort of vague, feel-good, don’t-fret-it sort of goal-setting that techniques like SMART goals, KPIs, and OKRs are intended to supercede. Do you do anything like those?