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What this book knows

External rewards corrode intrinsic motivation; autonomy, mastery, and purpose are the actual engines of human performance.

Sex: Absent
Work: Primary
Learning: Present
Religion: Absent

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Unbidden by any outside urging, the monkeys began playing with the puzzles with focus, determination, and what looked like enjoyment.
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Rewards can transform an interesting task into a drudge. They can turn play into work, diminishing intrinsic motivation.
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Purpose maximization is taking its place alongside profit maximization as an aspiration and a guiding principle.
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People who read about what their work accomplished raised more than twice as much money. A brief reminder of purpose doubled performance.
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obedience-and-authority

Executives game quarterly earnings for a bonus; athletes inject steroids for performance bonuses. Intrinsic motivation leaves no room for shortcuts.
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self-and-identity

Mastery is an asymptote. You can approach it, get really close, but like Cézanne, you can never fully touch it.
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