Extrinsic Motivation - Destroys Creativity

A blog post at Presentation Zen points to a TED talk by Daniel Pink

He argues, based on decades of psychology research, that reward-based motivation only works for relatively simple, non-creative tasks. For complex tasks that require creativity, rewards reduce performance.

The solution:

• Autonomy: The urge to direct our own lives.
• Mastery: The desire to get better at something that matters.
• Purpose: The yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.