I am not a neuroscientist
"the future of productivity is highly uncertain"
OECD - The Future Of Productivity (2015)
"resource allocation to less efficient uses"
Bank of England - The Productivity Puzzle
"higher firm survival"
Bank of England - The Productivity Puzzle
creating friction with:
1. Rewards
2. Planning
3. Communication
1. Rewards
Extrinsic rewards reduce desired behaviour
Extrinsic motivators break social contracts
We can't predict the future
Present bias is biological
We accept plans becoming more expensive
IQ dropped 13-14 points
Reduced prospective memory
Sociability is positive‑sum
Social capital correlates with productivity
Anthropic Sympathy
(How to get it less wrong)
Like, not want
Helping others motivates adults
Humans love problem‑solving
Frequent rewards
Rewards replenish willpower
Increase human contact
Provide Abundance
Kill deadlines
One has a moral obligation to change unfit processes