ch.5

I think it is a very realistic figure that 70% of people are either not very engaged or are entirely disengaged from their work all together. This reminds me of the film “Office Space.” In the film Peter tells the two Bobs that he really only does about fifteen minutes of “real” work once he comes into the office. He sneaks in through the back door because he is always late; he hides from his cubical in the bathroom, etc. I honestly think this is common in more than just the work place, but in the school system as well, and it all ties back to the chapter on autonomy, just as Stasia pointed out. And it isn’t just students who are unengaged, but teachers are just as guilty.
I feel that with autonomous freedom comes a desire to actually master these skills and crafts although according to Pink, once someone gets close (for instance Cezanne), they feel as if there are still gains to be made in that craft which realistically they cannot meet even when others feel that what they have accomplished is “perfect” in their eyes. I think we expect too much of ourselves sometimes to ever be satisfied with something that is actually “good.”