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Originally Posted by Jon_locke
so you would be equally motivated having to pay $16 or winning, say 20k?
I think you're missing the point. The point is that the daily reminder is better than a giant one time reward, and an internal system is more sustainable than an external system.
To answer your question directly, yes, I agree that integrated over a 6-month period, I would be more motivated by a gain of $20k than having to pay $100/day (which is $20k-ish) to Trump Make America Great Again Again 2020.
But integrated over a 4-year period, I would be equally/more motivated by having to donate $16/day, than to have a 1-time payment of $20k 6 months in.