What motivates you? Here is the surprising truth

#BigIdeas from the book 'Drive'

Imagine this - you have a kid (or a teenage sister/brother) who refuses to focus on studies or even any meaningful activities and instead prefers to lie idle and is on his/her phone all the time?

Frustrating right? 😅

As a parent/elder, what do you think you can do to motivate him/her?

Here is the truth harsh reality.

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.

---

Time for BigIdeas from the book: Drive by Daniel Pink.

Btw, go ahead and download the BigIdeas app (Android, iOS) for elegant bite-sized experience!

---

In this book, Daniel examines the science of motivation and argues that the traditional carrot-and-stick approach to motivating people is not as effective as it's often assumed. Instead, people are motivated by three innate needs: autonomy, mastery, and purpose.

• Autonomy is the desire to direct our own lives;

• Mastery is the urge to get better at something that matters; and

• Purpose is the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.

When these needs are met, people are more likely to be engaged and productive at work.

---

3 Types of Motivation

Motivation 1.0 - The survival instinct: In this situation, the primary things that keep us alive (food, water, shelter) control our actions.

Motivation 2.0 - The stick and the carrot: This system assumes workers will have no desire to work unless they are offered an extrinsic reward ( this can mean a punishment too).