“richest experiences in our lives aren’t when we’re clamoring for validation from others, but when we’re listening to our own voice—doing something… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
To some extent, the act of creation and the act of selling are hard to disentangle. If you create something, whether it's… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If you understand the independent worker, the self-employed professional, the freelancer, the e-lancer, the temp, you understand how work and business in… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
What do artists do? Artists give people something they didn't know they were missing: a dance, a piece of music, a painting,… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Autonomy: the urge to direct our own lives. Mastery: the desire to get better and better at something that matters. Purpose: the… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Typically, if you reward something, you get more of it. You punish something, you get less of it. And our businesses have… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs are moving from a world of problem-solving to a world of problem-finding. The very best ones are able to uncover problems… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
The misuse of extrinsic rewards, so common in business, impedes creativity, stifles personal satisfaction and turns play into work. — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If you create something, whether it's a painting or a company, I think if you care about it, you have some obligation… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas. Some skeptics insist that innovation is expensive. In… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“Policy makers and business leaders take note: money matters. But often the best use of money as a motivator is to pay… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“business writer Polly LaBarre notes, “The United States spends more on trash bags than ninety other countries spend on everything.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Studying design has made me a much, much more astute observer of this aspect of business. And I'm working mightily to improve… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
What entrepreneurs and artists have in common is that they give the world something it didn't know it was missing. — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
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… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“tweeters felt active, engaged, and hopeful—generally rose in the morning, plummeted in the afternoon” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“The longer it takes for a boss to respond to their e-mails, the less satisfied people are with their leader.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
For creative tasks, the best approach is often just to hire great people and get out of their way. — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“The less evidence of extrinsic motivation during art school, the more success in professional art both several years after graduation and nearly twenty years… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman,… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“continuing to think about job demands during breaks may result in strain.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“The quality of the problem that is found is a forerunner of the quality of the solution that is attained . . .” Getzels concluded.” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
“innovation and creativity are greatest when we are not at our best” — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
