Psychologists have conducted a lot of research on the internal and external locus of control. By giving ourselves a choice, it becomes easier to be motivated however, it’s not that easy to find motivation and we need a bit more to keep going, and that’s where our internal locus of control steps in. FO instance, if you find yourself stuck with hundreds of mails, you can opt for several choices and start with that least mail first or anything else that appeals to you. In fact, people without motivation find it hard to complete even the most mundane tasks, be we can seek motivation by finding a choice in what we do.
Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics - as well as the experiences of CEOs, educational reformers, four-star generals, airplane pilots and Broadway songwriters - author Charles Duhigg explains that the most productive people, companies and organizations don't merely act differently.Motivation is the most important tool for any task we take up. At the core of Smarter Faster Better are eight key concepts - from motivation and goal-setting to focus and decision-making - that explain why some people and companies get so much done. The way we frame our daily decisions the big ambitions we embrace and the easy goals we ignore the cultures we establish as leaders to drive innovation: these are the things that separate the merely busy from the genuinely productive.
What do these people have in common? They know that productivity relies on making certain choices. The filmmakers behind Disney's Frozen are on the brink of catastrophe - until they shake up their team in just the right way, spurring a creative breakthrough that leads to one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. A Marine Corps general, faced with low morale among recruits, reimagines boot camp - and discovers that instilling a 'bias toward action' can turn even the most directionless teenagers into self-motivating achievers.
Summary: A group of data scientists at Google embark on a four-year study of how the best teams function, and find that how a group interacts is much more important than who is in the group.
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