Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
ISBN-13:
9780140255263
ISBN-10:
0140255265
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste
Publication date:
1996
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
240 pages
Category:
Personality
,
Psychology & Counseling
,
Evolutionary Psychology
,
Behavioral Sciences
,
Evolution
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ISBN-13:
9780140255263
ISBN-10:
0140255265
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste
Publication date:
1996
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Format:
Paperback
240 pages
Category:
Personality
,
Psychology & Counseling
,
Evolutionary Psychology
,
Behavioral Sciences
,
Evolution
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Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation (ISBN-13: 9780140255263 and ISBN-10: 0140255265), written by authors
Edward L. Deci, Richard Flaste, was published by Penguin Books in 1996.
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What motivates us as students, employees, and individuals?
If you reward your children for doing their homework, they will usually respond by getting it done. But is this the most effective method of motivation? No, says psychologist Edward L. Deci, who challenges traditional thinking and shows that this method actually works against performance. The best way to motivate people—at school, at work, or at home—is to support their sense of autonomy. Explaining the reasons why a task is important and then allowing as much personal freedom as possible in carrying out the task will stimulate interest and commitment, and is a much more effective approach than the standard system of reward and punishment. We are all inherently interested in the world, argues Deci, so why not nurture that interest in each other? Instead of asking, "How can I motivate people?" we should be asking, "How can I create the conditions within which people will motivate themselves?"
If you reward your children for doing their homework, they will usually respond by getting it done. But is this the most effective method of motivation? No, says psychologist Edward L. Deci, who challenges traditional thinking and shows that this method actually works against performance. The best way to motivate people—at school, at work, or at home—is to support their sense of autonomy. Explaining the reasons why a task is important and then allowing as much personal freedom as possible in carrying out the task will stimulate interest and commitment, and is a much more effective approach than the standard system of reward and punishment. We are all inherently interested in the world, argues Deci, so why not nurture that interest in each other? Instead of asking, "How can I motivate people?" we should be asking, "How can I create the conditions within which people will motivate themselves?"
"An insightful and provocative meditation on how people can become more genuinely engaged and succesful in pursuing their goals." —Publisher's Weekly
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