Tips of Wiseberg #4. Daniel Pink. "Drive".
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Daniel Pink asks the question “what drives us?”
What motivates us?
He describes two kinds of motivation. Extrinsic, that is, reward-or punishment driven, also known as “the carrot and the stick” approach, and intrinsic motivation, or coming from inside.
Extrinsic motivation would serve well for simple work. “Do it fast and well and get reward, do not cut corners, don’t steal material or you will be punished!” That’s it.
But extrinsic motivation doesn’t work that well in a knowledge-based economy as we increasingly have it today, where initiative, creativity and innovation are valued. Something else is needed.
He describes two kinds of motivation. Extrinsic, that is, reward-or punishment driven, also known as “the carrot and the stick” approach, and intrinsic motivation, or coming from inside.
Extrinsic motivation would serve well for simple work. “Do it fast and well and get reward, do not cut corners, don’t steal material or you will be punished!” That’s it.
But extrinsic motivation doesn’t work that well in a knowledge-based economy as we increasingly have it today, where initiative, creativity and innovation are valued. Something else is needed.
Tips of Wiseberg #4. Daniel Pink. "Drive".
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Here comes the hero of his book, intrinsic
motivation.
Daniel Pink lists three main components for intrinsic motivation. They are:
[1] Mastery – when you strive for excellence in what you do. [2] Autonomy – when you make your own decision and feel personally responsible for the outcome. [3] Purpose – seeing what you do as meaningful and contributing to greater good.
Good things. Good insights.
And of course, Biblical wisdom helps to make sense of this. It explains why it would function that way. It teaches us truly wise motivation, designed by our Creator. Again, to learn about it, we go back to the very beginning, to the very foundation.
Who are we as human beings and why are we here?
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:27-28.
See, all the three components that Daniel Pink mentioned – autonomy, mastery and purpose – they all are built into the very design of who we are. We are created to be God’s own representatives wherever He places us. That’s what the Image part means. So, of course, we are to be responsible, to make decisions, how else would we enact this high calling?!
And we are also designed for live-creating callings in marriage and family, we are designed for taking care of creation calling, for work and business, and for culture making callings, art and music, which means that all of them require us developing and perfecting all the potential which is built into us. Striving for mastery, for perfection, for completeness.
And all of that is done serving greater purpose outside ourselves. From these same verses in Genesis 1 we also derive teaching on vocation, where everything we do that benefits others is seen as participating in God’s own mission of caring for His creation. Meaning, when you act out in your many callings, or vocations, you work for the Team Triune God, you are a part and parcel of that magnificent mission. How about that for having a purpose?!
So, yes, the very first chapter of Genesis bestows on us many responsibilities, instructs us to strive for mastery and gives us grand purpose – why to do that.
What can be better?
Daniel Pink lists three main components for intrinsic motivation. They are:
[1] Mastery – when you strive for excellence in what you do. [2] Autonomy – when you make your own decision and feel personally responsible for the outcome. [3] Purpose – seeing what you do as meaningful and contributing to greater good.
Good things. Good insights.
And of course, Biblical wisdom helps to make sense of this. It explains why it would function that way. It teaches us truly wise motivation, designed by our Creator. Again, to learn about it, we go back to the very beginning, to the very foundation.
Who are we as human beings and why are we here?
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:27-28.
See, all the three components that Daniel Pink mentioned – autonomy, mastery and purpose – they all are built into the very design of who we are. We are created to be God’s own representatives wherever He places us. That’s what the Image part means. So, of course, we are to be responsible, to make decisions, how else would we enact this high calling?!
And we are also designed for live-creating callings in marriage and family, we are designed for taking care of creation calling, for work and business, and for culture making callings, art and music, which means that all of them require us developing and perfecting all the potential which is built into us. Striving for mastery, for perfection, for completeness.
And all of that is done serving greater purpose outside ourselves. From these same verses in Genesis 1 we also derive teaching on vocation, where everything we do that benefits others is seen as participating in God’s own mission of caring for His creation. Meaning, when you act out in your many callings, or vocations, you work for the Team Triune God, you are a part and parcel of that magnificent mission. How about that for having a purpose?!
So, yes, the very first chapter of Genesis bestows on us many responsibilities, instructs us to strive for mastery and gives us grand purpose – why to do that.
What can be better?
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