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Musicians—Money Is Not Motivation

Musicians—Money Is Not Motivation

By Ryan Van Etten on 11/24/2009

Musicians (artists) are driven by a fundamental need to create. Music is their art and their expression. Even in a world without money there would be music, and arguably there would be even more music (and other art) than there is today. In his 2009 TED talk, Daniel Pink makes a strong case relating the science of motivation to creativity and business.

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