Quote by Ellen J. Langer

It does not seem to be true that work necessarily needs to be unpleasant. It may always have to be hard, or at least…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“An activity engaged in purely for its consequences, without any pleasure for the activity itself, is likely to be poorly executed.”

— Anonymous

“Effort is pleasurable; it puts one in a good mood. It “furnishes energy” and brings “life and enthusiasm.”

— Trevor Eissler

We think we want enjoyment, and that enjoyment is incompatible with work, and somehow we have to import the pleasure into these miserable experiences.…

— Ian Bogost

Most enjoyable activities are not natural; they demand an effort that initially one is reluctant to make. But once the interaction starts to provide…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The pleasantest part of work is having done it.

— Mason Cooley

In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward.

— Edwin Percy Whipple

I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.

— Viktor E. Frankl

“The types of activities which people all over the world consistently report as most rewarding—that is, which make them feel best—involve a clear objective,…

— James P. Womack

“Rewards do not undermine people’s intrinsic motivation for dull tasks because there is little or no intrinsic motivation to be undermined.”

— Daniel H. Pink

Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.

— Paul Goodman

“lest the habit of work should be broken, and a taste for idleness acquired”

— John Stuart Mill