Book excerpt: The summary of Driven – How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of The book Driven is about the four innate urges that determine our behaviour: the drive to defend ourselves, the drive to acquire things, the drive to bond with other people, and the drive to learn. It discusses the factors that led to the development of these characteristics in humans in particular, what those characteristics mean for us in the modern world, and how we can use our knowledge of those characteristics to our advantage. Driven summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book Driven by Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].