Ishaan comments on Does Goal Setting Work? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Ishaan 18 October 2013 06:16:12PM *  1 point [-]

It's called the "Overjustification effect".

(I know that the name doesn't explain anything but I figured telling you what it is called would be helpful if you wished to research the reasons that people believe that it happens.)