> Don't studies show that when there's a profit motive creative people perform more poorly than when they're just paid enough to make money not a distraction?
Whoever did that study, they didn't interview me.
I mean, it's true that I care more about doing good work, learning new things, and making an impact. But I can do that on my own, and I've been self-employed for the last few years. The only reason I would join or start a new company is for the money.
> How do decisions get made? What if it's really successful and people get lazy and decide to chill on a boat?
If I started a coop, that would actually be our goal. I think it's funny that people don't admit this.
> he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
> He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose
I totally agree with that. I guess I am in the very fortunate position where I feel like I can achieve all of these things without being an employee at a company. I've been freelancing for a few years now (sometimes very part-time), so I feel like I'm "out of the system", and I have no desire to become an employee at a company. I feel like money is the only thing that would make me change my mind (and it would have to be a lot.)
I admit that I am using a strange definition of "work". To me, work is something that is boring and difficult. When I am "working" 12 hours per day on my own apps, or if I'm volunteering full-time for a cause that I care about, then I don't consider that to be work. Yes, I know it's still work, but it doesn't feel like it.
I suppose if I found the right company, where I have a high degree of autonomy, I had access to a lot of resources, and I can learn and invent things all day, then I would consider that. But in my mind, when I think of "company", I'm picturing "yet another SaaS or mobile app".
And so I guess that might be the gist of these studies.
Whoever did that study, they didn't interview me.
I mean, it's true that I care more about doing good work, learning new things, and making an impact. But I can do that on my own, and I've been self-employed for the last few years. The only reason I would join or start a new company is for the money.
> How do decisions get made? What if it's really successful and people get lazy and decide to chill on a boat?
If I started a coop, that would actually be our goal. I think it's funny that people don't admit this.
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