As a whole, people seek excellence and strive to be the absolute best. But procrastination, vices and the lack of willpower often hinder set goals impossible. To further reinstate, there are distractions everywhere which further diminish motivation such as new revolutionary technologies, laziness and the mixed perceptions of vice, virtue and time of the conscious mind. Therefore, it is imperative and of great necessity to utilize the effects of self-discipline, self-control and willpower to their fullest potential in order to end procrastination and amplify motivation.
In today’s modern world, motivation is often perceived to be a mere reward and punishment system. It is believed that people become motivated if a rewarding prize is expected or a cruel punishment is threatened against them. In other words, people affirm that motivation is acquired to its fullest when an extrinsic reward, such as money or an indulgence, is given at the end of a task or when anguish is threatened at the beginning of a task. But on the other hand, according to Daniel Pink, author of Drive, the complete opposite is true. By all means, rewards and punishments are veritably decreasing motivation instead of increasing it. Thus, the ancient method of motivational ambition, known as carrots and sticks, is steadily displacing from its designated purpose. However, although a reward does spark an amount of motivation within the individual at first, over time he will no longer be motivated knowing the promised reward after completing the given endeavor. In fact, the individual may feel compelled to disregard the task altogether. Daniel Pink for example states, after centuries of the continuous usage of the ancient reward motivation system that, “... the existi...
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Author Daniel Pink argues in his book Drive- The surprising truth about what motivates us that motivation is mostly intrinsic. He defines the three categories of motivation – autonomy, mastery and purpose. For the author, “old fashioned” methods such as “carrots and sticks”, a.k.a. rewards and punishment, should not be regarded by companies, as money is the dominant factor.
In the book Drive by Daniel H. Pink his argument is how motivation 3.0 differs from motivation 2.0 and how there is type I behavior as well as type X behavior. Type I behavior was people with intrinsic motivation who did not look for rewards to complete their tasks or assignments. Type X behavior was people with extrinsic motivation who need a reward to complete what they are asked. Motivation 2.0 was an operating system that used the method of “carrots and sticks” to either promote good behavior or greater progress in businesses. Through this method people were offered a reward for completing their task or a punishment if they failed to complete it. At the beginning it worked well, but then our economy started changing
Prior to Harlow and Deci’s work, motivation could be explained in only one of two ways. The motivation to survive, also referred to by Pink as Motivation 1.0, has always been basic to our existence. Motivation 1.0 operates under the premise that “I need to do something” in order to get my basic needs met. It is a drive that dates back to the dawn of man and explains what...
In the book Drive, Daniel Pink expresses his ideas about several motivations we still use today and he argues that businesses have not caught up to what science is proving about autonomy, mastery and purpose. I am someone who believes motivation and these three components will get you far in life. In my future career I plan to use and explain the importance of Motivation 3.0 and how in Pinks perspective it works.
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Consequences related to procrastination often outweighed its proposed benefits for it is frequently associated with self-defeating behavior, the ineffective weighing of short term and long term benefits, (Tice & Baumeister) and poor mental health (Ferrari, Johnson, McCown); in addition to internal subjective discomfort such as irritation, self-blame and regret (Solomon, Rothblum & Murakami) procrastination is also linked to “weak impulse control, lack of persistence, lack of work discipline, lack of time management skill, and the inability to work methodically.” (Ferrari & Diaz-Morales) Other complications which may arise from overall procrastination may be related to sleep deficiency, often when one procrastinates with a specific item one may take up useful time which may be spent on something other than that. Procrastination with academic assignment will need to be competed at a certain point and the time spent on recovering lost time will be taken away from one’s sleep time. Not only does academic procrastination lead to sleep deprivation, but this is a whole new problem in itself; the tendency to delay the action
The author trusts that all humans have some level of motivation as long as they exist. In turn, there are several well-known classic approaches that consider motivation such as instinct, drive reduction, arousal, incentive, and humanistic approaches. It is beyond the scope of this paper to describe all in detail, but a brief synopsis of each follows: (1) Instinct approach theorists suggest that humans have many diverse instincts that are biologically determined and cause innate patterns of behaviors such as reproducing, territorial protection, curiosity, acquisition, and fight, flight or freeze to name a few (McDougall, 1908). (2) Drive-reduction theory proposes that individuals have needs that are essential for survival and this need cause a tension to act called a drive. These drives entail primary drives for physical needs such as water and food, and acquired drives realized through conditioning or experience such as the need for income or social acceptance; whereas, one must meet the need to reduce the drive to return to a state of homeostasis (Hull, 1943). (3) Theorists who support an Arousal approach believe that humans are motivated by stimulation and people develop an optimal level of stimulus tension; whereas, task performances may suffer if the level is too high such as severe test anxiety or even too low such as boredom
Throughout history, motivation has been one of the components to survival. Motivation is needed to get up in the morning and go on about the day in order to survive. As humans began to evolve, so did society, which meant our drive and motivation were derived from different goals rather than one common one. Rather than depending on biological drive, humans started to depend on the system of rewarding the good behavior and punishing the bad. This operating is known as Motivation 2.0 (Pink, 2009). However, this method is flawed due to the fact that this implies that humans are no different from a herd of livestock.
The author trusts that all humans have some level of motivation as long as they exist. In turn, there are several well-known classic approaches that consider motivation such as instinct, drive reduction, arousal, incentive, and humanistic approaches. It is beyond the scope of this paper to describe all in detail, but a brief synopsis of each follows: (1) Instinct approach theorists suggest that humans have many diverse instincts that are biologically determined and cause innate patterns of behaviors such as reproducing, territorial protection, curiosity, acquisition, and fight, flight or freeze to name a few (McDougall, 1908). (2) Drive-reduction theory proposes that individuals have needs that are essential for survival and this need cause a tension to act called a drive. These drives entail the primary drives for physical needs (water and food) and the acquired drives learned through experience or conditioning (need for money or social approval); whereas, one must meet the need to return to a state of homeostasis (Hull, 1943). (3) Theorists who support an Arousal approach believe that humans are motivated by stimulation and people develop an optimal level of stimulus tension; whereas, task performances may suffer if the level is too high such as severe test anxiety or even too low such as boredom (Teigen, 1994). (4) Incentive
...rs tend to overestimate the degree of unpleasantness of a task” (Lay, 46). Procrastination is a problem that when left unchecked can cause serious problems in every aspect of a person’s life. The solution for students can be as easy as sticking to a goal or as hard as denying themselves a prize when they missed the deadline on a project. The type of solution a person uses depends on what works best for that student, but a schedule to help stay goal positioned never hurt.
Ferrari, J. R. (2010). Still procrastinating: the no-regrets guide to getting it done. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.
It is my intention in this essay to explore some issues around motivation and cite work based experiences to illustrate and substantiate any arguments or points of view.
About 4 out of every 10 people avoid facing difficult task and deliberately look for distractions, and unfortunately there are distractors everywhere. When there is a significant period between when you intended do a job and the time you actually did it, you procrastinated.
People all procrastinate at one time or another. Procrastination is the practice of delaying work on important tasks in favor of less challenging ones. Chronic procrastinating hinders productivity and affects our state of mind by creating anxiety and stress (Reichelt). As deadlines approach, one often feels frustration and guilt for not starting on a task earlier. We often assume that projects won't take as long to finish as they really will, which often results in a mad scramble to finish the project in the twenty-four hours before the projects deadline. One of the biggest factors contributing to procrastination is the misconception that we need to be inspired or in the mood to work on the task at hand (Reichelt). However, the reality is that if you wait for the “right time” you will most likely wait for an indefinite amount of time and the task will never get completed.
Motivation is taking on a whole new world then it once did, it is not only taking on people to do small personal tasks like quitting smoking, but instead people are starting to re...