NEGOTIATING MODERNITY
NEGOTIATING MODERNITY 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. No, says…
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NEGOTIATING MODERNITY
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. No, says psychologist Edward L. But is this the most effective method of motivation?
The best way to motivate people--at school, at work, or at home--is to support their sense of autonomy. Deci, who challenges traditional thinking and shows that this method actually works against performance. 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