There are professions, like university teaching and research, where a big part of the motivation is helping people and gaining respect in the community.

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When deciding how to add social features, many of the app and device makers were influenced by the research of Stanford professor BJ Fogg, who studies behavioral motivation.

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More than a decade of research shows that when people experience a fit between their own motivation and the way they work, they are not only more effective, but they also find their work more interesting and engaging, and value it more.

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The research, called Motivation Matters, provided evidence to suggest that motivation is hampered by the frustration of perceived blocks to career development.

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The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and scores of individual psychiatrists have expressed support for permanently easing the restrictions on ECT devices, because they worry that manufacturers of ECT devices may lack the funds, time, or motivation to meet new FDA requirements (by conducting new research, for instance).

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