# Why We Do What We Do

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- Book: [Why We Do What We Do](https://www.bookquiver.com/edward-l-deci/why-we-do-what-we-do) ([Why We Do What We Do.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/edward-l-deci/why-we-do-what-we-do.md))
- Authors: [Edward L. Deci](https://www.bookquiver.com/edward-l-deci), [Richard Flaste](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-flaste)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4025-526-3
- Pages: 240
- Published: 1996-08-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

What motivates us as students, employees, and individuals? If you reward your children for doing their homework, they will usually respond by getting it done. But is this the most effective method of...