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Second Machine Age, written by the MIT economists Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee.
Tim Leberecht • The Business Romantic
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation BY EDWARD L. DECI WITH RICHARD FLASTE
Daniel H. Pink • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
The “Things I Like To Do” Hierarchy
When Duckworth explained her “goal hierarchy” to the economist Steven Levitt, he replied, “I don’t have goals exactly. I have things that I like to do.” At the top of his “things I like to do” hierarchy is that “I love to play with ideas. I love it when there’s a difficult problem and it seems like it can’t b
... See moreBecause when we consider whether to do something, we subconsciously ask ourselves a simple question: Am I the kind of person who…? And money changes the question. When the lawyers were offered $30 an hour their question was, Am I the kind of person who works for $30 an hour? The answer was clearly no. But when they were asked to do it as a favor? T
... See morePeter Bregman • 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
Obviously Reich’s influence went way beyond just me. Alongside other authors such as Anthony Giddens[411] and Jeremy Rifkin[412], he was instrumental in crafting the message of a new generation of progressive leaders that the era of the steady, lifelong job was over. In a more global and unstable world, lifelong education was the new key to providi
... See moreNicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
Daniel Pink • Just a moment...
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes BY ALFIE KOHN