Excellent article - serves as a counter to my article on the benefits of Intrinsic Motivation. If you are interested in a counter narrative, I've analysed Daniel Pink's book Drive and applies some of the learnings to help budding writers (like myself) unlock their inner mojo.

Big takeaway: creativity is painful and the “carrot and stick” approach hinders it. Nurturing and cajoling our intrinsic motivation leads to enhanced output and satisfaction - my article details how.

Feedback appreciated!

https://medium.com/the-innovation/unlock-your-inner-mojo-e1b49dde7130