Look What You Made Me Do: How Incentives Shape Our Behavior
4 ways incentives make us do the things we do (whether we know it or not)
Incentives motivate human behavior. Incentives can be external or internal. The Bible uses incentives to encourage obedience to God. Incentives are everywhere and shape decisions in many areas of life. While incentives can solve problems, they sometimes have unintended effects or corrupt motivations. God offers incentives for those who love him like eternal life.
Takeaways:
1. Incentives motivate all human behavior, whether external or internal.
2. Incentives are used throughout society in both...
Read MoreIncentives motivate human behavior. Incentives can be external or internal. The Bible uses incentives to encourage obedience to God. Incentives are everywhere and shape decisions in many areas of life. While incentives can solve problems, they sometimes have unintended effects or corrupt motivations. God offers incentives for those who love him like eternal life.
Takeaways:
1. Incentives motivate all human behavior, whether external or internal.
2. Incentives are used throughout society in both positive and negative ways.
3. The Bible openly uses incentives to encourage obedience to God.
4. Incentives can have unintended consequences if not carefully considered.
5. God offers the greatest incentives of eternal life and joy for those who love him above all else.
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This Week's Hosts
Patrick Miller
Patrick Miller is a pastor and cultural commentator who writes about politics, culture, and...
Read MorePatrick Miller is a pastor and cultural commentator who writes about politics, culture, and technology, contributing articles to Christianity Today, Newsweek, The Gospel Coalition, and other publications. His podcast, Truth Over Tribe is one of Apple's top news commentary podcasts, featuring interviews with leading Christian thinkers, writers, and scholars. He's the co-author of Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or the Elephant. Patrick received a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary, and pastors a politically diverse church, The Crossing. He and his wife, Emily, have two children.
You can connect with him on Twitter: @patrickkmiller_
Keith Simon
Keith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church....
Read MoreKeith Simon is the pastor and co-founder of The Crossing, a large, politically diverse church. Heโs also a cultural commentator, has written for Newsweek and contributes his thoughts weekly on his top news commentary podcast, Truth Over Tribe. He's the co-author of Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or the Elephant. Keith received a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He and his wife, Christine, have four children.
You can connect with him on Twitter: @KeithSimon_
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