Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation

Edward L Deci

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Edité par Penguin Putnam Inc, 1996

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What motivates us as students, employees, and individuals? If you reward your children for doing their homework, they will usually respond by getting it done. But is this the most effective method of motivation? No, says psychologist Edward L. Deci, who challenges traditional thinking and shows that this method actually works against performance. The best way to motivate people--at school, at work, or at home--is to support their sense of autonomy. Explaining the reasons why a task is important and then allowing as much personal freedom as possible in carrying out the task will stimulate interest and commitment, and is a much more effective approach than the standard system of reward and punishment. We are all inherently interested in the world, argues Deci, so why not nurture that interest in each other? Instead of asking, "How can I motivate people?" we should be asking, "How can I create the conditions within which people will motivate themselves?" "An insightful and provocative meditation on how people can become more genuinely engaged and succesful in pursuing their goals." --Publisher's Weekly.…

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Titre
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
Auteur
Edward L Deci
Éditeur
Penguin Putnam Inc
Année de publication
1996
État de l'article
Good
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Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0140255265
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780140255263

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