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Free Agent Nation How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live

Daniel H. Pink

An analysis and prediction of the "new wave" of self-employment calls for Americans to wake up to the fact that commitment to a traditional corporate structure does not guarantee personal validation or financial security.

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

Daniel Pink's first book, written in 2001, was about people leaving large organizations to work for themselves, finding that the shift was driven more by psychology--the desire for autonomy and meaning--than just economics or technology.

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The first book I wrote was a book called Free Agent Nation which is about people leaving large organizations to go to work for themselves.

— Episode: Daniel Pink, 'When' Can Make a Big Diffe...

Episode: Daniel Pink, 'When' Can Make a Big Difference

Daniel Pink's first book, written in 2001, was about people leaving large organizations to work for themselves, finding that the shift was driven more by psychology--the desire for autonomy and meaning--than just economics or technology.

"

The first book I wrote was a book called Free Agent Nation which is about people leaving large organizations to go to work for themselves.

I discovered that yeah it was partly an economic story and partly a technology story but it was mostly a psychology story it was mostly people saying I wanted to live a different kind of life.

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