Why We Do What We Do : Understanding Self-Motivation af Edward Deci (Bog)

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
Forfatter: Edward Deci
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 230
Forlag: Penguin books
Udgivelsesår: 1997
Bogen er et dybdeborende og provokerende indlæg over, hvordan det enkelte menneske kan blive mere ægte engageret og dermed få mere succes med at nå sit mål. Forfatteren er en af de mest indsigtsfulde og vigtige tænkere i dagens psykologi
Titel: Why We Do What We Do : Understanding Self-Motivation
Forfattere: Edward L. Deci,Richard Flaste

Sammendrag: Bogen forklarer, hvad der motiverer os som studerende, medarbejdere og individer, og argumenterer for, at ægte engagement opstår, når mennesker oplever autonomi, kompetence og tilhørsforhold. I stedet for at fokusere på ydre belønning og straf viser Edward L. Deci, hvordan man kan skabe betingelser, hvor mennesker selv vælger at yde en indsats og tage ansvar for deres mål. Eksempler fra skole, arbejdsliv og familieliv illustrerer, hvordan en mere støttegivende og ikke-kontrollerende tilgang kan føre til bedre præstation, større tilfredshed og mere bæredygtig motivation.
Type: Paperback