The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers.
Daniel H. Pink
Creative Minds, Future Leaders, Artistic Vision, Innovation, Storytelling, Invention
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“Does your boss allow you to do your best work?” Daniel H. Pink
Boss Role, Best Work, Leadership Skills, Freedom, Encouragement, Performance
Daniel H. Pink Boss Role, Best Work, Leadership Skills, Freedom, Encouragement, Performance“We’re designed to be active and engaged. And we know that the richest experiences in our lives aren’t when we’re clamoring for validation from others, but when we’re listening to our own voice-doing something that matters, doing it well, and doing it in the service of a cause larger than ourselves.” Daniel H. Pink
Richest Experiences, Personal Validation, Voice Matters, Experiences, Voice, Validation
Daniel H. Pink Richest Experiences, Personal Validation, Voice Matters, Experiences, Voice, Validation“Once we realize that the boundaries between work and play are artificial, we can take matters in hand and begin the difficult task of making life more livable.” Daniel H. Pink
Work-Life Balance, Artificial Boundaries, Livable Life, Balance, Work, Play
Daniel H. Pink Work-Life Balance, Artificial Boundaries, Livable Life, Balance, Work, Play“Connection regrets are the largest category in the deep structure of human regret.” Daniel H. Pink
Connection Regrets, Human Emotion, Regret Structure, Relationships, Choices, Reflection
Daniel H. Pink Connection Regrets, Human Emotion, Regret Structure, Relationships, Choices, Reflection“Taking a Sagmeister,” as I now call it, requires a fair bit of planning and saving, of course. But doesn’t forgoing that big-screen TV seem a small price to pay for an unforgettable – and un-get-backable – year of personal exploration?” Daniel H. Pink
Sagmeister Planning, Personal Exploration, Year Unforgettable, Exploration, Planning, Saving
Daniel H. Pink Sagmeister Planning, Personal Exploration, Year Unforgettable, Exploration, Planning, Saving“In the past, work was defined primarily by putting in time, and secondarily on getting results. We need to flip that model,” Ressler told me. “No matter what kind of business you’re in, it’s time to throw away the tardy slips, time clocks, and outdated industrial-age thinking.” Daniel H. Pink
Work Redefined, Industrial Thinking, Productivity Shift, Time, Results, Modernization
Daniel H. Pink Work Redefined, Industrial Thinking, Productivity Shift, Time, Results, Modernization“The most fulfilling jobs share a common trait: They prod us to work at our highest level but in a way that we, not someone else, control.” Daniel H. Pink
Fulfilling Jobs, Personal Control, High Performance, Jobs, Control, Performance
Daniel H. Pink Fulfilling Jobs, Personal Control, High Performance, Jobs, Control, Performance“While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control. Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.” Daniel H. Pink
Personal Fulfillment, Excess Compliance, Active Engagement, Fulfillment, Compliance, Engagement
Daniel H. Pink Personal Fulfillment, Excess Compliance, Active Engagement, Fulfillment, Compliance, Engagement“A lot of white-collar work requires less of the routine, rule-based, what we might call algorithmic set of capabilities, and more of the harder-to-outsource, harder-to-automate, non-routine, creative, juristic – as the scholars call it – abilities.” Daniel H. Pink
White Collar, Creative Work, Automation Challenge, Non-Routine Tasks, Juristic Abilities, Skills
Daniel H. Pink White Collar, Creative Work, Automation Challenge, Non-Routine Tasks, Juristic Abilities, Skills“Fully detached beats semidetached.” Daniel H. Pink
Full Detachment, Better Approaches, Simplistic Insights, Detached, Semi, Better
Daniel H. Pink Full Detachment, Better Approaches, Simplistic Insights, Detached, Semi, Better“The lesson is plain: Speak up. Ask him out. Take that trip. Start that business. Step off the train.” Daniel H. Pink
Courageous Actions, Life Lessons, Bold Steps, Courage, Action, Life
Daniel H. Pink Courageous Actions, Life Lessons, Bold Steps, Courage, Action, Life“The truth is, if we have our own reasons for doing something - reasons that we endorse - we're more likely to do it; we're more likely to stick with it.” Daniel H. Pink
Personal Reasons, Endorsed Motivation, Sticking Power, Reasons, Motivation, Power
Daniel H. Pink Personal Reasons, Endorsed Motivation, Sticking Power, Reasons, Motivation, Power“Every circumstance in which we try to move others by definition involves another human being. Yet in the name of professionalism, we often neglect the human element and adopt a stance that’s abstract and distant.” Daniel H. Pink
Human Element, Professional Interaction, Moving Others, Empathy, Communication, Influence
Daniel H. Pink Human Element, Professional Interaction, Moving Others, Empathy, Communication, Influence“Money is more about autonomy and control than the things it can buy.” Daniel H. Pink
Financial Autonomy, Control Importance, Money Meaning, Money, Autonomy, Control
Daniel H. Pink Financial Autonomy, Control Importance, Money Meaning, Money, Autonomy, Control“I really think that in the media world that we live in now, especially for writers, it has to be a conversation. With very few exceptions, it can't be this one-way, 'Here I am on the mountaintop preaching to all of you great unwashed readers in hopes of saving you.' It doesn't work that way.” Daniel H. Pink
Media Conversation, Writer Engagement, Modern Writing, Interaction, Communication, Audience
Daniel H. Pink Media Conversation, Writer Engagement, Modern Writing, Interaction, Communication, Audience“Why reach for something you can never fully attain? But it’s also a source of allure. Why not reach for it? The joy is in the pursuit more than the realization. In the end, mastery attracts precisely because mastery eludes.” Daniel H. Pink
Mastery Pursuit, Unattainable Goals, Joy Process, Ambition, Challenge, Growth
Daniel H. Pink Mastery Pursuit, Unattainable Goals, Joy Process, Ambition, Challenge, Growth“Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.” Daniel H. Pink
Inner Drive, Richer Lives, Human Connection, Drive, Autonomy, Achievement
Daniel H. Pink Inner Drive, Richer Lives, Human Connection, Drive, Autonomy, Achievement“Have you ever seen a six-month-old or a three-year-old who’s not curious and self-directed? I haven’t. That’s how we are out of the box.” Daniel H. Pink
Childhood Curiosity, Self-Directed Learning, Natural Traits, Curiosity, Self-Direction, Traits
Daniel H. Pink Childhood Curiosity, Self-Directed Learning, Natural Traits, Curiosity, Self-Direction, Traits“By neglecting the ingredients of genuine motivation – autonomy, mastery, and purpose – they limit what each of us can achieve.” Daniel H. Pink
Motivational Needs, Purpose Mastery, Achievement Growth, Motivation, Purpose, Mastery
Daniel H. Pink Motivational Needs, Purpose Mastery, Achievement Growth, Motivation, Purpose, Mastery“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