Ch. 3

Like Samantha, I too was intrigued by Pink’s Type I and Type X theories and the associated behaviors.  I can relate to the Type A person but I am not seeing the clear connection Pink makes between Type A people and extrinsically motivated, or Type X people.  He reports that Deci found a link between the two, but to me this link doesn't make sense.  He claims people associated with extrinsic awards show public self-consciousness, act defensively, and exhibit Type A behavior.  To me this is saying that Type A people are motivated by extrinsic rewards, self-conscious, and act defensive.  This assumption and correlation doesn’t make sense to me because the Type A people I know, myself included, are very confident people and seem to act the way we do for intrinsic reasons.  Why do us Type A people plan and worry about things?  I think it is because we are so motivated intrinsically to get the job done, and to get it done the best way possible because it makes gives us a good feeling.  This is all done intrinsically, so I am hoping to read more of an explanation of this theory in the coming chapters.