"Okay, folks!" you call cheerfully. "We need to help make this camp look its best for the bonfire, and everyone needs to do their part."
The campers exchange uncertain glances. This sounds like you're building them up for something unpleasant. (Which you kind of are. But anyway.)
"So," you continue, "you know how we're going to make sure we're doing our best? We're each going to do the thing that will make us happiest."
Just as you hoped, a dozen faces brighten.
But then things stop going as you'd hoped.
"I think we should put glitter on things!" Justine cries. "We should put glitter on everything!"
Dylan is right behind her. "Oh! Oh! I know! I can go cheer people up! I'll tell them jokes!"
The campers fall over each other, each more enthusiastic than the one before, and each shouting about their very own idea for how to make themself happy—none of which are especially helpful for making the camp ready for the board's visit.
You wanted to get your campers to follow their bliss, but all you've gotten is chaos.
By the time you get them corralled and redirected toward anything that's actually useful, the morning is half over. You haven't contributed nearly as much toward helping the camp as you hoped.
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