Autonomous motivation involves behaving with a full sense of volition and choice, whereas controlled motivation involves behaving with the experience of pressure and demand toward specific outcomes that comes from forces perceived to be external to the self.
Daniel H. Pink
Autonomous Motivation, Controlled Outcomes, Intrinsic Drive, Choice, Volition, Freedom
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“Purpose is what distinguishes the extraordinary individuals from the average.” Daniel H. Pink
Extraordinary Individuals, Life Purpose, Success Traits, Purpose, Extraordinary, Average
Daniel H. Pink Extraordinary Individuals, Life Purpose, Success Traits, Purpose, Extraordinary, Average“The Regret Optimization Framework holds that we should devote time and effort to anticipate the four core regrets: foundation regrets, boldness regrets, moral regrets, and connection regrets. But anticipating regrets outside these four categories is usually not worthwhile.” Daniel H. Pink
Regret Framework, Life Planning, Anticipation Focus, Regrets, Planning, Anticipation
Daniel H. Pink Regret Framework, Life Planning, Anticipation Focus, Regrets, Planning, Anticipation“Sales and theater have much in common. Both take guts. Salespeople pick up the phone and call strangers; actors walk onto the stage in front of them. Both invite rejection – for salespeople, slammed doors, ignored calls, and a pile of nos; for actors, a failed audition, an unresponsive audience, a scathing review. And both have evolved along comparable trajectories.” Daniel H. Pink
Sales And Theater, Shared Skills, Rejection Handling, Guts, Communication, Performance
Daniel H. Pink Sales And Theater, Shared Skills, Rejection Handling, Guts, Communication, Performance“Moral regrets sound like this: If only I’d done the right thing.” Daniel H. Pink
Moral Regrets, Right Thing, Life Decisions, Regret, Morality, Choices
Daniel H. Pink Moral Regrets, Right Thing, Life Decisions, Regret, Morality, Choices“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
Intrinsic Rewards, Task Motivation, Productivity Insights, Rewards, Motivation, Tasks
Daniel H. Pink Intrinsic Rewards, Task Motivation, Productivity Insights, Rewards, Motivation, Tasks“Jobs that are demanding but don’t offer autonomy burn us out.” Daniel H. Pink
Demanding Jobs, Lack Autonomy, Burnout Prevention, Stress, Freedom, Balance
Daniel H. Pink Demanding Jobs, Lack Autonomy, Burnout Prevention, Stress, Freedom, Balance“People can have two different mindsets, she says. Those with a “fixed mindset” believe that their talents and abilities are carved in stone. Those with a “growth mindset” believe that their talents and abilities can be developed. Fixed mindsets see every encounter as a test of their worthiness. Growth mindsets see the same encounters as opportunities to improve.” Daniel H. Pink
Fixed Mindset, Growth Mindset, Talents Development, Mindset, Growth, Opportunity
Daniel H. Pink Fixed Mindset, Growth Mindset, Talents Development, Mindset, Growth, Opportunity“The best salespeople sound like they're in a conversation, not like they're giving a presentation.” Daniel H. Pink
Best Salespeople, Conversational Style, Sales Techniques, Communication, Presentation, Success
Daniel H. Pink Best Salespeople, Conversational Style, Sales Techniques, Communication, Presentation, Success“In many professions, what used to matter most were abilities associated with the left side of the brain: linear, sequential, spreadsheet kind of faculties. Those still matter, but they’re not enough.” Daniel H. Pink
Left Brain, Professions Matter, Cognitive Skills, Creativity, Logic, Evolution
Daniel H. Pink Left Brain, Professions Matter, Cognitive Skills, Creativity, Logic, Evolution“Psychological detachment from work, in addition to physical detachment, is crucial.” Daniel H. Pink
Detachment Work, Mental Health, Work-Life Balance, Recovery, Focus, Peace
Daniel H. Pink Detachment Work, Mental Health, Work-Life Balance, Recovery, Focus, Peace“Self-compassion begins by replacing searing judgment with basic kindness.” Daniel H. Pink
Self Kindness, Inner Peace, Compassionate Living, Kindness, Judgment, Peace
Daniel H. Pink Self Kindness, Inner Peace, Compassionate Living, Kindness, Judgment, Peace“Create some psychological space between you and your project by imagining you’re doing it for someone else or contemplating what advice you’d give to another person in your predicament.” Daniel H. Pink
Project Perspective, Psychological Space, Contemplative Advice, Creativity, Motivation, Reflection
Daniel H. Pink Project Perspective, Psychological Space, Contemplative Advice, Creativity, Motivation, Reflection“We are moving from an economy and a society built on the logical, linear, computerlike capabilities of the Information Age to an economy and a society built on the inventive, empathic, big-picture capabilities of what’s rising in its place, the Conceptual Age.” Daniel H. Pink
Conceptual Age, Empathic Economy, Big Picture, Innovation, Transition, Creativity
Daniel H. Pink Conceptual Age, Empathic Economy, Big Picture, Innovation, Transition, Creativity“Good design is a renaissance attitude that combines technology, cognitive science, human need, and beauty to produce something that the world didn’t know it was missing.” Daniel H. Pink
Design Principles, Cognitive Science, Human Needs, Design, Innovation, Beauty
Daniel H. Pink Design Principles, Cognitive Science, Human Needs, Design, Innovation, Beauty“Motivation is deeply personal and only you know what words or images will resonate with you.” Daniel H. Pink
Deeply Personal, Motivation Words, Emotional Resonance, Inspiration, Purpose, Drive
Daniel H. Pink Deeply Personal, Motivation Words, Emotional Resonance, Inspiration, Purpose, Drive“It seems the best approach for any venture is a combo platter - Japan's quality-consciousness paired with America's willingness to experiment and (sometimes) fail.” Daniel H. Pink
Quality Consciousness, Experiment Fail, Global Innovation, Ventures, Collaboration, Balance
Daniel H. Pink Quality Consciousness, Experiment Fail, Global Innovation, Ventures, Collaboration, Balance“For artists, scientists, inventors, schoolchildren, and the rest of us, intrinsic motivation – the drive to do something because it is interesting, challenging, and absorbing – is essential for high levels of creativity.” Daniel H. Pink
Intrinsic Motivation, Creativity Drive, Essential Growth, Passion, Inspiration, Learning
Daniel H. Pink Intrinsic Motivation, Creativity Drive, Essential Growth, Passion, Inspiration, Learning“The third method of self-distancing, as Julius Caesar and Elmo teach us, is through language. Kross, Ayduk, and others have carried out some fascinating research concluding that subtle shifts in the language people use to refer to themselves during introspection can influence their capacity to regulate how they think, feel, and behave under stress.” Daniel H. Pink
Self Distancing, Language Influence, Introspection Regulation, Behavior, Stress, Reflection
Daniel H. Pink Self Distancing, Language Influence, Introspection Regulation, Behavior, Stress, Reflection“If you’ve got an extra minute left, send someone – anyone – a thank-you e-mail.” Daniel H. Pink
Thank You, Extra Minute, Express Gratitude, Email, Gratitude, Connection
Daniel H. Pink Thank You, Extra Minute, Express Gratitude, Email, Gratitude, Connection“If you think about work, it's just this endlessly fascinating subject. We spend at least half of our waking hours working. So it becomes this incredible window into a whole variety of things: who we are human beings, how the economy works, how people relate to each other, how stuff is made, how the world spins on its axis.” Daniel H. Pink
Work Fascination, Human Nature, Economy Insights, Relationships, Productivity, Society
Daniel H. Pink Work Fascination, Human Nature, Economy Insights, Relationships, Productivity, Society