Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
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Reward “good” behaviors and punish “bad” behaviors – that’s the carrot-and-stick approach to motivation that most of us are familiar with. In “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”, Daniel Pink draws on four decades of scientific research to reveal the elements of true motivation – autonomy, mastery, and purpose. These can truly release people’s innate drive to improve productivity and fulfillment. In this Drive book summary, we’ll summarize some of the key highlights from the book, with an overview of ingredients for intrinsic motivation or drive.
Societies as Operating Systems
Like computers, societies have operating systems – our laws and social-economic frameworks are built on assumptions of how things work and how humans behave. Pink traces how these underlying assumptions (and consequently society’s operating systems) have evolved over time:
For the 21st century, Daniel Pink recommends a full upgrade to the “third drive” or Motivation 3.0, which is built on the assumption that, besides biological urges and extrinsic motivation, humans also have a desire to learn, create, and make the world a better place. In short, it recognizes the power of intrinsic motivation.
Self-Determination Theory (SDT)
Motivation 3.0 is built on the self-determination theory (SDT), which says that human beings have an innate drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected. If we focus on creating environments where this drive can be expressed, people are more productive, fulfilled, and happy. To create such an environment, you need to focus on the 3 elements of intrinsic motivation.
The 3 Elements of Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation essentially involves 3 elements:
• Autonomy: The desire to direct our own lives;
• Mastery: The desire to get better and better at something that matters; and
• Purpose: The desire to serve something larger than ourselves.
In the book, Pink elaborates on how you can inject all 3 components into the workplace to unleash the inner drive.
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