Daniel Pink is one of my favorite inspirational authors right now. Mostly because after reading his books ("A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future" and "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us") I found a lot of really useful information that has helped me rethink the way I do things in my classroom.
If you are looking for an easy, somewhat entertaining read to learn more about what motivates people, then Drive is the answer. Here is some more information about what it is about:
"Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money--the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink in Drive. In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction--at work, at school, and at home--is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does-and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation--autonomy, mastery, and purpose--and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live."
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