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Daniel Pink

For the last 25 years, I've been writing books about the human condition -- from the elements of motivation to the science of timing to the emotion of regret.

This channel is where the research gets personal. The science of focus, better decisions, and getting good at things without grinding yourself into dust. If that's the stuff you think about at 11pm, you're in the right place.

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Website: https://danpink.com

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  • Today · 18 min

    Why Forcing Yourself To Work... Never Works

    Subscribe to my newsletter: https://danielpink.substack.com/ Uploaded 08-07-26 What if the way we motivate people is mostly wrong? That was the argument at the heart of Drive. But fifteen years later, too many companies, schools, and families stubbornly cling to the old ways. So, I made a video revisiting the book and highlighting the seven ideas that still matter most. The core lesson: You don’t install motivation in people. You create the conditions for it. Subscribe for more on motivation, performance, and doing work that actually matters. See you in the next one. -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 10 min

    Why The World Cup Is Not Really About Soccer...

    Subscribe to my newsletter: https://danielpink.substack.com/ Uploaded 18-07-26 In October 2005, a soccer player took a microphone into a locker room and said something that changed his country. I've been thinking about that moment all month, because as I watched the World Cup unfold across North America, I kept noticing things that had nothing to do with the score. So this video is about three things I learned — about bias, about joy, and about how quickly "them" can become "us." It turns out the world's biggest sporting event might be the world's best mirror. -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 9 min

    Can't Focus? Watch This Before You Sit Down to Work.

    Grab the free flow cheat sheet here: https://danpink.com/flow Uploaded 29-05-26 When we sit down to do great work, we often walk away having done only a fraction of it. Then we blame ourselves — our discipline, our willpower, our "focus." That's a mistake -- and it's holding us back. I've spent nearly 30 years studying motivation and human performance, and if there's one state that separates the work I'm proud of from the work I just grind through, it's flow — those stretches where time disappears and the work almost pulls itself out of you. Here's the good news: flow isn't magic. It's mechanics. And mechanics can be learned. In this video I'll walk you through the exact system I use to drop into flow on demand — the same approach that's behind all seven of my books. No tricks, no hustle-culture nonsense. Just a handful of moves you can run every single day. Fair warning: this one asks something of you. Watch it the way it's meant to be watched — full screen, phone away, one tab open. Think of it as your first rep. Subscribe for more on motivation, performance, and doing work that actually matters. See you in the next one. -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 11 min

    How to Spend Money So It Actually Makes You Happier

    Get Your Free Spending Scorecard: https://www.danpink.com/scorecard/ Uploaded 05-05-26 You're probably better at earning money than you are at spending it. The research is clear: it's not how much you spend that determines your happiness — it's how you spend it. So I put together 5 questions, all backed by behavioral science, to run your purchases through before you swipe. One of them flips a piece of advice you've probably heard your whole life. Another might change how you book your next vacation. If you've ever dropped real money on something that made you happy for about 11 days... this one's for you. About Dan: Daniel H. Pink is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive, To Sell is Human, When, and The Power of Regret. His books have been translated into 40+ languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. He's a former chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, and he writes and speaks about behavior, work, and the science of how we live and decide. -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 14 min

    6 Things You Should Never Do in Public

    Subscribe to my newsletter: https://danielpink.substack.com/ Uploaded 17-08-26 We all know that feeling — someone clips their nails on the train or takes a speakerphone call in a quiet car, and you wonder: is there actually a right way to behave in public? Turns out, yes. Sociologists and economists have been studying these exact situations for decades, and I've turned their findings into six rules I'd make law by Friday if anyone put me in charge. Keep score as you watch — because odds are, you're breaking at least one of these without realizing it. -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 3 min

    One Word that Will Change Your Life

    -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Uploaded 06-08-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 9 min

    Why Taste Matters More Than Skill

    Subscribe to my newsletter: https://danielpink.substack.com/ Uploaded 21-08-26 AI can now make almost anything — 100 logos from one sentence, a song in seconds, three times as many books published as before ChatGPT. But when making gets cheap, judgment gets priceless, and the only thing separating the good from the forgettable is someone with the taste to tell them apart. Dan Pink breaks down why taste is the one skill AI can't replicate, and the three rules for building it. -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 3 min

    3 Ways to Ask for Help Like a PRO

    -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Uploaded 06-08-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 3 min

    This is how an empty chair can help you do your job even better

    -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Uploaded 06-08-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 24 min

    Daniel Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation

    -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Uploaded 07-06-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Write to Your Future Self - CRAZY Results!

    -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Uploaded 06-08-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 21 min

    30 Cheat Codes to Beat Every Level of Life

    Get the list of all 30 Cheat Codes: https://www.danpink.com/life-cheat-codes/ Uploaded 18-09-26 It’s free and you can reference back to this without having to watch the video again. Video games have cheat codes. So does life. The difference is that nobody hands you the list. These are 30 of the ones I've collected over the years, on decisions, people, productivity, work, and life itself. Some I learned the hard way. A few I'm still learning. All of them I wish someone had told me at 25. I put all 30 on a single page you can download for free (link above). And if you want more ideas like these, my free newsletter, The Pink Report, comes out every couple of weeks: danpink.com Which cheat code did I miss? Tell me in the comments. -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 3 min

    How to Make a Great Tagline

    -- To find out more about Daniel Pink, his books, and view his resources, visit https://danpink.com Uploaded 06-08-24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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