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The single greatest motivator is "making progress in one's work". The days that people make progress are the dats they feel most motivated and engaged. By creating conditions for people to make progress, shining light on that progress, recognizing and celebrating, organizations can help their own cause and enrich people's lives.

Flow, the deep sense of engagement that Motivation 3.0 calls for, it's a necessity
We need it to survive. It is the oxygen of the soul.

With a learning goal, students don't have to feel that they're already good at something in order to hang in and keep trying. After all, their goal is to learn, not to proge they're smart.

If you believe intelligence is something you can increase, the same encounters become opportunities for growth. ... intelligence is something you demonstrate,... it's something you develop

First law of mastery: mastery is a mindset.

Our beliefs about ourselves and the nature of our abilities determine how we interpret our experiences and can set the boundaries on what we accomplish

Flow is essential for mastery.

When what they must do exceeds their capabilities, the result is anxiety. When what they must do falls short of their capabilities, the result is boredom.

Creating flow-friendly environments that help people move toward mastery can increase productivity and satisfaction at work

Maybe reaching flow, as an ethic for living -- maintaining that beautifull "eye-on-the-object look" to achieve mastery as a cook, a surgeon, or a clerk -- was the answer.