Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

The higher the incentive, the better the performance, right? Well, for simple, straight-forward tasks, higher incentives almost always lead to better performance.

That being said, I’m going to presume that most of you who are reading this post are not working in factories or painting curbs, though I am certainly not intending to imply that there is anything wrong with those professions. If your job requires even the slightest bit of rudimentary cognitive skill, then you really ought to watch this short whiteboard adaption of Dan Pink‘s talk at the RSA and learn why you care more about autonomy, mastery, and purpose than you do about monetary incentives.

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Pretty inspiring. So, how are you going apply this to your job or company?

– Ryan