Create some psychological space between you and your project by imagining you're doing it for someone else or contemplating what advice you'd… — 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
My generation's parents told their children, 'Become an accountant, a lawyer, or an engineer; that will give you a solid foothold in… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
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… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
If the only reason people are coming in and doing anything in your office is because you're giving them a paycheck, I'm… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
As Carol Dweck says, “Effort is one of the things that gives meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
I say, 'Get me some poets as managers.' Poets are our original systems thinkers. They contemplate the world in which we live… — 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
