Try reading 'DRIVE' by Daniel Pink. You like to play you say? You're exactly the kind of person he's writing about. Old skool 'algorithmic' work needs a carrot

Try reading 'DRIVE' by Daniel Pink. You like to play you say? You're exactly the kind of person he's writing about. Old skool 'algorithmic' work needs a carrot or stick to motivate workers. Heuristic, creative work needs something else entirely. It needs a sense of autonomy, mastership and something he calls 'something larger' or a connection to relevant topic of helping others in society. These 3 will motivate people like you (and me for that matter).