{"id":1262,"date":"2018-05-27T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T19:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2018-05-27T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T19:36:29","slug":"beyond-carrot-and-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/motivation\/beyond-carrot-and-stick","title":{"rendered":"Beyond \u2018Carrot and Stick\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrot and stick have a long history. Going beyond, one can foresee a future based on a more realistic view on human being.<\/h3>\n

Reward and punishment<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

are efficient means to make someone comply to rules and authority. So has always been thought and taught. Reality may have been quite more complicated. In the face of the carrot-and-stick authority, the \u2018subordinate\u2019 quickly learns how to take advantage: by letting the former think it works. Because if he thinks it doesn\u2019t, more punishment and maybe less reward may follow. Thus, within<\/em> the illusion of the authoritarian, the subordinate frequently gets his own way. Or:<\/p>\n

in the illusionary world, both perform their act on stage.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Manipulation from both sides. At the deeper level, non-consciously or partly consciously \u2013 as perfect accomplices \u2013 they perform their parts of another act, the one on which the stakes depend of what is really happening in present and near future.<\/p>\n

Did we know? Consciously not, unconsciously yes. This is beyond guilt. Also and at the same time, the \u2018subordinate\u2019 may act out his resentment in other ways. Much may be happening in parallel. It frequently does.<\/p>\n

From a mechanical view<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Carrot and stick are straightforward. They come from a straightforward view on human being:<\/p>\n