Summary, Analysis & Review of Dan Ariely's Payoff by Instaread Preview: Payoff by Dan Ariely is a companion to the author’s well-known TED talks, which focus on research that illuminates the role of reward and effort in motivation. Ariely examined his own motivations for helping a woman whose teenaged boys were badly burned, a medical trauma he experienced himself when he was approximately the boys’ age. He realized that he helped the woman because of the meaning behind his actions.Human motivation is influenced by numerous factors including the use of meaning to counteract the feeling of helplessness. Motivation is eliminated when people realize that their work has no meaning. This is a common scenario in corporations where the explanation of the meaning behind certain projects is viewed as a waste of time rather than as an investment in motivation. When work has meaning, people are productive, and they are especially productive when they are doing something they enjoy… PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Summary, Analysis & Review of Dan Ariely's Payoff by Instaread: · Overview of the Book· Important People· Key Takeaways· Analysis of Key Takeaways About the AuthorWith Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience.