Finished reading “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”.
The book talks about what motivates human beings, and the short summary is this: Your most primitive motivator is your biological drive(s) - Hunger, thirst, pain, etc. The next layer is your economic/social drives - status, money, power, etc. aka your extrinsic motivating factors . Now in modern times, we’re becoming cognizant of a third drive, an inherent human drive to fulfil oneself/find meaning. The intrinsic drive has three components: autonomy, mastery and purpose . When your “work” allows you to ticks all the above boxes i.e. giving you a sense of autonomy, allowing you to pursue mastery and having a defined purpose; that’s when you really enjoy work/life.

As with a lot of pop-sci-ish books, it cites a number of interesting studies/research pieces in psychology to prove it’s point. I felt like l had encountered nearly every case study/research piece earlier . The book is clearly aimed at business folk with questionnaires on how to check your level of autonomy and tips for creating a workplace that nurtures the third drive . I found the book mildly enlightening breezy read, almost shallow; the further reading booklist at the end seemed more useful.

PS: Interesting new find, the concept of ROWE - Results Only Work Environment. Gotta dig more into that.  Would rate it 3/5.