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Drive

Daniel H. Pink

  • 249 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 2009
  • 15 editions
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1 About this book

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us is a non-fiction book written by Daniel Pink. The book was published in 2009 by Riverhead Hardcover. It argues that human motivation is largely intrinsic and that the aspects of this motivation can be divided into autonomy, mastery, and purpose, while old models of motivation driven by rewards and fear of punishment, dominated by extrinsic factors such as money.

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Good for readers who want: business, psychology, and science.

  • Motivation (Psychology)
  • Business & economics
  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Science
  • Cognitive Science
  • Business
  • Success in business

2 About Daniel H. Pink

Born 1964

Daniel H. Pink (born July 23, 1964) is an American non-fiction writer who has authored seven New York Times bestsellers. He was host and a co-executive producer of the National Geographic Channel social science TV series Crowd Control. From 1995 to 1997, he was the chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore.

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