i am easily distracted. and admittedly it is one of my greatest flaws… however, it is also one attribute through which i derive unexpected knowledge and snippets of fun or interesting things.

i learnt about this interview that Kerry Miller from the Mid Morning programme on the Minnesota Public Radio did, in which Daniel Pink debunks the carrot and stick approach, from a different interview she also did this week that discussed the brain and biotechnology. i haven’t yet read the book but from the discussion, Daniel Pink offers a thesis that resonates with Maslow’s theory of the Hierarchy of Human Needs. Maslow, an eminent social psychologist of his era, proposed that once our basic needs are satisfied, we crave for higher means of finding fulfilment and, to borrow his term, becoming ‘Self-actualized‘ beings.

i’ve had my share of working experience with different supervisors and mentors and can quite confidently say that it doesn’t require a genius to figure out that there are some people you’d rather have as bosses and others you’d avoid at all costs. but that aside, it is also about how you shape and find your own motivations, too. afterall, life is not just about work, although at times it can feel that way. but a positively conducive social environment can certainly help to make sure that the delicate balance of work and life is maintained. needless to say, beyond the bread and butter and a roof over one’s head, we seek more than just mere survival. we want to feel good about ourselves!

and to this end, we have: Two questions that can change your life from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.