1. One of my major take-aways from this video is how I had never thought of some things Pink talked about in the way that he did. I had never thought of business in a way that can be summed up with “if you do this, then you get that,” and it makes sense! In a connection to my previous blog post reflection on “Price of Happiness,” it seems that the only reason some people do jobs that they might not enjoy is due to the rewards. To me, there is so much wrong with that reality. I agree with Pink when he says that motivation should be by the means of intrinsic methods. Lately I have been thinking, and I have actually realized that things should get done because we believe them to be important, and because we care about them. It just makes sense to me. I had also never thought of the outcome of having an “if-then” situation. Pink explained that having such a situation would narrow the field of what would be produced. This makes some sense to me. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong in my mind, however, is beside the point. I think that this idea is of value. Could it be true that when a clear destination is put in front of you and a shiny reward sparkles in the folds of your mind that the product will be within boundaries? Maybe if we are so set on receiving the prize, we will succeed. However, if we merely think of what will happen if we complete the task, rather than how we complete the task, the result might be proficient, but not advanced, so to speak. If we get it done, we get the reward – no matter the quality or depth of the product. It’s because our focus is just on getting it done, rather than the opportunities and possibilities that come with being handed a task. On another note, I did not completely understand the candle problem. It makes sense in the way that in order to succeed, one may need to expand the boundaries of possibilities, rather than immediately lean toward the expected conclusion. Pink mentioned that everyone had their own version of the candle problem. This made sense to me without even having to completely understand it. I am, however, trying to figure out what is my candle problem. I’m suspecting a have a few. It’s also quite interesting that scientific results showed that the higher the incentives, the more poor the performance. I’m thinking this may have to do with the fact that the mind is so overwhelmed and so consumed with getting it right, that it may miss the point overall.
2. Pink has effective speaking techniques. One of the most notable is the change of the sound level of his voice. Often times during his presentation, Pink’s voice would suddenly raise, and in addition, his gestures would increase. It is almost impossible to cease to realize that he cares about what he talked about – which, actually, was the whole point of his presentation overall. In addition, he sometimes laughed at himself and the points he was making to the audience. This seemed to be effective to me, primarily because it gave me the feeling that he believed so much in what he said that he couldn’t believe it. I knew he enjoyed it. When it is obvious that a speaker enjoys what they talk about, the audience has a desire to understand and feel the joy of the concept.
3. Pink’s presentation was aided with visuals and of typed information. This was extremely effective when describing the candle problem, as such a situation might be better to imagine when provided with a visual. In addition, scientific data collected about motivation, rewards, and results was typed and presented in simple terms to the audience. This enabled the point to be read and most likely, for visual learners in the audience, understood. I have found it helpful for somewhat complicated results or concepts to be simplified and put in front of me, as I then remember it better. Also, Pink used a hint of story and creativity in his presentation – he pretended he was a lawyer. He referred to the audience as the “ladies and gentleman of the jury,” and closed with “I rest my case.” This method brought comedy into the presentation and appeared to be clever. The use of the acting, or story, may have been of aid to members in the audience. By presenting as a “lawyer,” Pink essentially told the audience that he took his idea as seriously as a lawyer would her case – with a twist of humor.
4. What I feel mostly matters in this video is the idea that things should be doen because they matter and that they are cared about. I have actually realized that things should get done because we believe them to be important, and because we care about them. This might be one concept that I completely believe, because in all the world, in all that is possible to do, I become extremely overwhelmed. However, thinking of it in these broader terms, looking beyond the facts, I feel that I am at peace with what I know. This concept is vital to education and to the world because, once again, people live their lives. They fill the world. If things are happening only because the person expects something in return, what does that teach our children, and how does it impact the way in which we interact with one another and form relationships? What would happen to the however apparent nature of humans to do things because it matters? On another personal level – scientific results showed that the higher the incentives, the more poor the performance. I’m thinking this may have to do with the fact that the mind is so overwhelmed and so consumed with getting it right, that it may miss the point overall. For example, I become overwhelmed easily. Sometimes I have to slow down and stop worrying about everything I want to get done in order to do it. Sometimes when I make myself relax prior to tests, I do well. I believe that we need to think about what is possible instead of what we get, and we need to think about why we do the things that we do.
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