The Game of Work / Coonradt 5-7

5 People will pay for the privilege of working harder than they will work when they are paid.

7 Why will people pay for the privilege of working harder:

First, in recreation goals are clearly defined. The desire result is clear and easily measured.

Second, in recreation the scorekeeping is better because it's 1) more objective, 2) Self-administered, 3) peer audited, 4) dynamic and 5) it allows the players to compare current personal performance with past personal performance as well as with an accepted standard.