Giving Quotes by Daniel H. Pink

8 Giving quotes by Daniel H. Pink

Daniel H. Pink’s eight snippets on giving cut straight to the core of his ideas about motivation and generosity. This brief set gives a quick taste of his analytical style applied to the act of sharing.

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Create some psychological space between you and your project by imagining you're doing it for someone else or contemplating what advice you'd…

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What do artists do? Artists give people something they didn't know they were missing: a dance, a piece of music, a painting,…

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My generation's parents told their children, 'Become an accountant, a lawyer, or an engineer; that will give you a solid foothold in…

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Newtonian physics runs into problems at the subatomic level. Down there--in the land of hadrons, quarks, and Schrödinger's cat--things gent freaky. The…

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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of…

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If the only reason people are coming in and doing anything in your office is because you're giving them a paycheck, I'm…

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As Carol Dweck says, “Effort is one of the things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that…

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I say, 'Get me some poets as managers.' Poets are our original systems thinkers. They contemplate the world in which we live…

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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…

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“morning people to be pleasant, productive folks—“introverted,”

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“tweeters felt active, engaged, and hopeful—generally rose in the morning, plummeted in the afternoon”

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“The longer it takes for a boss to respond to their e-mails, the less satisfied people are with their leader.”

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For creative tasks, the best approach is often just to hire great people and get out of their way.

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“The less evidence of extrinsic motivation during art school, the more success in professional art both several years after graduation and nearly twenty years…

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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman,…

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“the more they chat and gossip—the more they get done”

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“continuing to think about job demands during breaks may result in strain.”

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“The quality of the problem that is found is a forerunner of the quality of the solution that is attained . . .” Getzels concluded.”

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When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get…

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“innovation and creativity are greatest when we are not at our best”

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“Temporal landmarks slow our thinking, allowing us to deliberate at a higher level and make better decisions”

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“Jobs that offer autonomy but little challenge bore us.”

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“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 that matters,…

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