We work harder for ourselves than for others123RF We work harder when we reap the rewards ourselves. You were right — you don't work as hard for other people as you do for yourself. The good news is that while we do the bare minimum for strangers, we will work harder for people we know — but still not as hard as for ourselves, according to a team of psychologists led by Patricia Lockwood. They squeezed the handle harder when they knew they would get the rewards rather than a stranger. But brief face-to-face meetings with the beneficiaries of their efforts inspired the subjects to work harder.

Source: Stuff July 06, 2017 01:30 UTC