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The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.

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Mar 26, 2014 · gtirloni on Ask HN: Is it me or ...?

I just wish I could subscribe to a project for longer than a couple of years.
With over a decade of experience in my field, I can certainly relate but cannot offer any advice.
I'm currently reading the book below to understand more about this (it's a bit too verbose but it's a decent book I recommend).
http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates...

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Aug 07, 2012 · DanielRibeiro on The Psychology of Employee Retention

That actually comes from Dan Pink[1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
[1] Also a book http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates...

⬐ SatvikBeri
...and this framework has been around even longer than that, although the vocabulary has typically been "Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory

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Nov 04, 2010 · makeramen on Ask HN: What are you reading right now?

Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard -- Chip and Dan Heath (http://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385...
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us -- Dan Pink (http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Surprising-Truth-About-Motivates...)
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? -- Seth Godin (http://www.amazon.com/Linchpin-Are-Indispensable-Seth-Godin/...)
The Laws of Simplicity -- John Maeda (http://www.amazon.com/Laws-Simplicity-Design-Technology-Busi...)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance -- Robert M. Persig (http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Motorcycle-Maintenance-Inquiry...)
Invisible Man -- Ralph Ellison (http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-Ralph-Ellison/dp/0679732...)
How to Win Friends and Influence People -- Dale Carnegie (http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/06...)
The Kindle app has really got me buying a lot of books that I now need to finish...

⬐ bryanwb
Big -1 on How to Win Friends by Dale Carnegie
I think Franklin Covey's 7 Habits is much better in this regard

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