By Mary Jaksch
What motivates you? Do you respond best to intrinsic motivation, or to extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation comes from within. As Daniel Pink, author of the bestseller Drive says, there are three main internal drives that motivate us.
Autonomy: the ability to direct your own life.
Mastery: making progress.
Purpose: doing things that matter.
Extrinsic motivation is based upon the idea that reward boosts motivation. In the following two amazing videos, Daniel takes us through the newest research about what motivates us. In the first one, Daniel lays out his ideas. In the second video, Daniel explains more details in an interview. First, watch the funny and compelling presentation below:
If you enjoyed the video above, check out this interview with Daniel Pink. He’s an animated speaker, and fun to watch. AND he knows what he’s talking about
What’s your sense intrinsic or extrinsic motivation? What boosts your motivation?
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Hi Mary,
Intrinsic motivation is developing my impetus. Thanks for these links with the newest research. Be well!
.-= Sandra Lee´s last blog ..Sunday Reflection- Loving Awareness =-.
@Sandra Lee, “Developing my impetus” – I like that, Sandra.
Wow, Mary! Thanks for sharing these great videos of an insightful thinker!
What I find particularly interesting is Pink’s ideas about motivation for creative work. As an artist, I’m rarely (if ever) motivated by external rewards, such as money, to do great work. In fact, I’m likely to dread the work required and do only the bare minimum. But definitely, as science suggests and Pink illuminates, when I have creative freedom then I totally rock in my work, and the money is a great bonus!
The one question this raises for me is: what concrete strategies can I utilize to keep me focused on autonomy, mastery, and purpose in my creative life?
.-= Ami Mattison´s last blog ..‘Powerful Beyond Measure’- Fear vs Creative Success =-.
Hi Amy, you’ve inspired me to write about your wonderful question:
“what concrete strategies can I utilize to keep me focused on autonomy, mastery, and purpose in my creative life?”
I’ll put my creative cap on and hope to come up with a new blogpost about that.
This is really great. We just need to get money out of the way, not work and live for money, but have enough money not to worry about money, and work on something meaningful to us instead! This humanizes humans (us!) again after the industrial age treated people like machines!
.-= Mohamed Shedou´s last blog ..Organized Crime Beats Unorganized Good Intentions! =-.
Hello Mary
That was a very clarifying video.This time , maybe because I was perhaps very focused, I have a clear takeaway understanding. Pink captured what is behind the paradigm shift we are experiencing very succinctly. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Mary,
Thanks for sharing Daniel Pink. As a chiropractor, I often discuss “purpose” when motivating people to take care of their health. How would a pain-free life allow you to do what you love? Whether it’s taking care of the kids, playing tennis, doing a particular job, or having a physically-demanding hobby. I call it “big picture” stuff. It seems to correlate well with the intrinsic motivators Mr. Pink speaks of.
There is a study that was done that said we’d rather have appreciation and praise than money and sex. I recently did a training for a company and divided the people in groups of 8. I told them I had a magic wand and would give each group three wishes to change anything at work they wanted at work. Each group came up with their 3 wishes. There was a total of 85 people and only one group asked for a raise. Amazing, eh?
.-= Tess The Bold Life´s last blog ..Courage Is A Beautiful Thing =-.
Thanks Mary for putting up this video! Excellent. When we really enjoy doing the activities in our purpose oriented business, sometimes with little revenue coming in, it is very difficult to explain to our family members or friends. However the studies explained in this video has made me feel better and belonged. Excellent. Every second of the Video, made me feel-Oh! My God! Thats right and also made me validate my purpose in life and business.
Thanks for this really interesting post Mary. I’m definitely someone who is intrinsically motivated and I have the minus bank balance to prove it
. The thing that boosts my motivation is undoubtedly that sense of achievement when I reach my goal or succeed in doing what I set out to do…particularly if I stretched myself and it turns out better than I had hoped. Also as a blogger, I think getting feedback that says I managed to ‘give’ something or to help somebody turbo- motivates me to want to do even better next time.
.-= Rosemary´s last blog ..5 Steps to Recovery From an O-D of Shiny Happy Peeps =-.
Dark chocolate is my primary motivator, so I guess that makes me Extrinsicly motivated.
OK, I’m kidding. Having been successfully self employed for 13 years in a creative line of work, my motivation comes from within. I love that first video, it explains what I have seen first hand, but could never say why it works. Great post!
Hi Mary,
I have slow internet connection so can’t watch these right now but will in the middle of the night when I am up. (Sigh.) Still, it’s interesting to consider this. I can’t imagine that everyone isn’t both, to some degree or another — or neither, at times too
I look forward to making it back here in the wee hours.
.-= Patti Foy´s last blog ..How to Get Your Own Unique Road-Map For Life =-.
Hi Mary,
I am intrinsically motivated..and I guide my two young children to be instrinsically motivated as well..When they come to me for praise, I do give it, but I also ask first how do you feel inside about *this* and what will you do with the good energy that you feel right now?
.-= Joy´s last blog ..How to Make Love With Joy… =-.
Fascinating studies. Thanks for sharing the videos, Mary! Oddly, I find extrinsic motivators enervating. I prefer what I call “inspired action,” which is purpose driven for sure. When I’m moved to act, the ease takes me so much further than when I push myself because of some external goal that somehow is never as satisfying as I want to be when I reach it.
.-= Ande Waggener´s last blog ..How To Change Your Happiness Programming =-.
Hi Mary! thanks for sharing these videos. I just looked at the first one though. This is the second animated thingie I’ve seen by cognitive media and I love them!
I spend a lot of time thinking about my motivations and I don’t think I’ve ever reached these conclusions consciously. However, now that they’ve been illuminated, I realize that these three internal drives are exactly what push me. There’s that whole satisfaction thread weaving through each of them, tying it all together (in my mind, at least.)
I’ll have to spend some more time on your website – seems like you’re speaking my language
Cheers,
Mitch
.-= Mitchell Allen´s last blog ..Who Do You Know =-.
Thank you for sharing this Mary. I watched the videos and I was actually entertained by the first one. In the second video, you can see that Daniel is really passionate about the topic, and he really knows what he is saying. Daniel’s book surely has lots of good and essential ideas.
.-= Life Lessons´s last blog ..Day 015 The First Quarter =-.
@Ami Mattison,
GREAT post — I really enjoyed the videos. I’m interested, too, in some real ideas to inspire motivation and creativity.
Ami, if you get any responses, will you please let me know?
Hey Mary,
I know the first video – the cartoon style is incredible.
But the second one is new to me – and awesome as well since I loved Dan’s TED talk.
My motivation is based on the belief that I can impact my world in a positive matter.
It’s the thing that makes me get up in the morning – what can I do to make this world a more awesome and creative place ?
It’s a grrreat way to wake-up.
Hi Mary,
Wow I particularly enjoyed the first video. I found it insightful and very entertaining. If only my college notes looked like that! I’m sure I would have remembered more.
It really is, such a simple yet mind blowing idea that people want more than just money to motivate them. It makes so much sense and I think its reason why companies like google do so well, because not only do they reward their staff financially, but they also give them further opportunities to master their skills and go towards something they believe and want to support aswell.
Thankyou for sharing =)
I’m a big fan of Dan Pink. I also wrote an article on my blog about motivation that featured this very same video. It struck a chord with me. He definitely knows what he’s talking about and his research is fascinating.
Really cool. I always knew this kind of vaguely, and then I came across Deming’s ideas of quality, in which he emphasizes that quality of work is hardly ever improved my incentivization, but more by giving he worker a chance to feel good about himself and his work.
Pink is a lot more specific – Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose are the reasons a person feels good enough about his work to be actually looking forward to Monday mornings!!
Ruminations and ramblings on Autonomy Mastry Purpose
A M P, Short for ampere, defined as
“A unit of electric current in the meter-kilogram-second system. It is the steady current that when flowing in straight parallel wires of infinite length and negligible cross section, separated by a distance of one meter in free space, produces a force between the wires of 2 × 10-7 newtons per meter of length” (thefreedictionary.com)
Cut out the bits you don´t need and you have electricity, steadily flowing and producing a force. Neat!
Now I need to apply that. What I want to do is to produce enough force/inspiration/energy to get me riding my bike. I want the force/inspiration/energy to flow steadily enough to get me cycling regularly for a fortnight initially then keep up the momentum.
Can I find that? Or is it better to short-circuit the system and “just do it?”
Why not both?
Step 1 Just do it, get on the bike, cycle up the hill and then
Step 2 start philosophising about units of electricity to see if I can extrapolate anything about future motivation as I free-wheel down the other side!
Thanks Mary, thanks Daniel
.-= Jenny Sayell´s last blog ..Build your future Credit- RALPH MARSTON =-.
WOweee great video…fabulous info..esp re money and effect on creative energy…so true. I know from expereince it is easy to get hooked into the “money” side yet when I dont..my energy and creativity flow….there must be a way to be paid well for creative idea/energy…surely the two arent mutually exclusive??
what your body already knows… (here’s my 2 cents on the topic of motivation) http://bit.ly/dOwQ6g
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