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The more a job inherently resembles a game—with variety, appropriate and flexible challenges, clear goals, and immediate feedback—the more enjoyable it will be regardless of the worker's level of development

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“Goals transform a random walk into a chase”

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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“Each person allocates his or her limited attention either by focusing it intentionally lik...”

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