source:MelissaDahl 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文贴在评论处或发在自己的心理圈内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Abouthalfwaythrough“TheSuitcase”oneofthemostwellknownandwelllovedepisodesofMadMenPeggyisneartears,upsetwithDonbecauseshefeelslikehe’salwaysoverlookinghereffortsandabilities。Hthankyou,shepointsout,towhichDonsnappishlyreplies,“That’swhatthemoneyisfor!” Asinmostscenariosonthatshow,Donismostlywrong,andPeggyismostlyright。Psychologicalresearchinrecentyearshas,infact,shownevidenceforthemotivationalpowersofalittleappreciationattheoffice,writesjournalistJaniceKaplaninhernewbook,TheGratitudeDiaries,whichwasrecentlyexcerptedbyTheWallStreetJournal。Init,Kaplancitesarecentsurveyof2,000Americansabouttheirthoughtsongratitude: 81percentofrespondentssaidthatthey’dbewillingtoworkharderforanappreciativeboss。 70percentsaidthey’dfeelbetteraboutthemselvesandtheireffortsiftheirbossthankedthemmoreregularly。 Andyet,gratitudeattheofficeappearstobeaprettyrarething,withjust10percentofsurveyrespondentssayingthattheyregularlyshowedtheircolleaguesgratitude。 Inmostoffices,itseemsthatthewordthanksismostlyjustapolitewaytosignoffyouremails,andnotmuchelse。Andthat’saproblem,Kaplanexplains,becausetheresearchshowsgratitudecanbeapowerfulmotivatorsurprisingly,evenmoresothanfinancialincentives。In2011,theLondonSchoolofEconomicspublishedareviewofmorethan50studiesaboutworkplacemotivation,andfoundthatpeopleputmoreeffortinattheofficewhentheywereintrinsicallymotivatedthatis,iftheworkitselfinterestedorexcitedthem,and,importantly,iftheyfeltappreciatedbytheircolleagues。 Ontheotherhand,financialincentiveswhilealwayswelcomecansometimesbackfirewhenitcomestomotivation,theLSEresearchersfound。“Youneedtostartwithafairsalary,butbeinggivendirectpayoffsforperformancecanunderminetheintrinsicandpersonalmotivationsthatreallymakeuswanttogiveourall,”Kaplanwrites。ShealsoquotesAdamGrant,theWhartonprofessorwhohasstudiedprosocialbehavioratwork,onthesubject,whoexpandsontheidea。Asenseofappreciationisthesinglemostsustainablemotivatoratwork,hesaid。Extrinsicmotivatorscanstophavingmuchmeaningyourraiseinpayfeelslikeyourjustdue,yourbonusgetsspent,tsoundsoimportantonceyouhaveit。Butthesensethatotherpeopleappreciatewhatyoudostickswithyou。