In A Nutshell Drive Essay

In a nutshell, Drive, written by Daniel H. Pink, is a book on what really motivates as humans. For the longest time, I think we all that the key motivators in life are external incentives, like money, bonuses, vacation time, etc. What Pink has found through his own research and through experiments of various psychologists is that the main motivators are intrinsic. Once basic monetary means are met, people are motivated by having a desire to achieve mastery, gain autonomy, and work for a purpose. Pink describes the three motivation levels. Motivation 1.0, Motivation 2.0, and Motivation 3.0. Motivation 1.0 is the basic motivation of survival. This motivation system worked well until society started to get more complex. Motivation 1.0 was then replaced with Motivation 2.0. Motivation 2.0 is the idea of getting motivated through rewards and punishments, rewarding the behavior that is wanted and punishing the behavior that is unwanted. This led to the system of “if -then” rewards, however, Pink …show more content…
Type X and Type I. Type X people are those who generally would rather get motivated by extrinsic rewards and Type I would get motivated through internal desires. The key difference Pink seems to make between Type X and Type I people is that Type I people tend to do better in the long run compared to Type X people. This is mainly due to the fact that Type I people go to the route of Motivation 3.0 and therefore enjoy what they are doing, trying to better themselves, and are working towards a purpose they are proud of.
The movie I have decided to use to describe the use of Pink’s theory is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. I decided to use this movie as an example because there are many times in the movie when punishments are used. The main premise of the movie is a new admission in an insane asylum arrives, who tries to undermine the authority of the head nurse who is very controlling to all the patients. The