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Dylan Drendel
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Motivation factors include challenging work, recognition, responsibility, and personal growth. Feelings that you are making a meaningful contribution to work arise from intrinsic conditions of the work itself. Motivation is much less about
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“Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

“The idea that poor people will be irresponsible with their money and squander it seems to be a product of deep-seated biases rather than emblematic of the truth.”
― The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
― The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future

“Grit, persistence, adaptability, financial literacy, interview skills, human relationships, conversation, communication, managing technology, navigating conflicts, preparing healthy food, physical fitness, resilience, self-regulation, time management, basic psychology and mental health practices, arts, and music—all of these would help students and also make school seem much more relevant. Our fixation on college readiness leads our high school curricula toward purely academic subjects and away from life skills. The purpose of education should be to enable a citizen to live a good, positive, socially productive life independent of work.”
― The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
― The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future

“Prayer heals, especially when it’s practiced at 5.5 breaths a minute.”
― Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
― Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

“Look for people who have lots of great questions. Smart people are the ones who ask the most thoughtful questions, as opposed to thinking they have all the answers. Great questions are a much better indicator of future success than great answers.”
― Principles: Life and Work
― Principles: Life and Work
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