[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Persistence]] - People: [[Magali García]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II5h6uJPvvs --- ## Summary - Motivational forces often fall into 2 categories - intrinsic and extrinsic. - INTRINSIC: Experiencing an activity as an end in itself. - EXTRINSIC: Pursuing a task as a means to an end. - [[To stay driven, you must first understand what truly drives you.]] - [[Know your why]]. In the pursuit of discovering your intrinsic motivation, you discover more about yourself. - [[Persistence stems from the satisfaction of pursuing a goal, not just from achieving it.]] - [[Nothing in the world can take place of persistence.]] - [[Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.]] ## Notes ### Motivation - [[The only lasting motivation is self-motivation]]. - Motivation is the energy that drives you to do something. - Knowing the source of that energy is important to maintaining it. - [[To stay driven, you must first understand what truly drives you.]] - Motivational forces often fall into 2 categories - intrinsic and extrinsic. ### Intrinsic - Intrinsic motivation is experiencing an activity as an end in itself. - Intrinsic motivation is the drive to do something you find personally fulfilling or interesting. ### Extrinsic - Extrinsic motivation is pursuing a task as a means to an end. - Extrinsic motivation is the drive to do something to receive something in return, such as praise, power, or money. - The effectiveness of external rewards is short-lived, but useful as a method to get over humps along the way. ### Over-justification effect - The [[Over-justification effect]] is a phenomenon when external motivation reduces one's intrinsic motivation. - People with multiple motivational factors (intrinsic and extrinsic) often don't do as well compared to those who only have one. ### Persistence - [[Persistence stems from the satisfaction of pursuing a goal, not just from achieving it.]] - [[Nothing in the world can take place of persistence.]] - In the pursuit of goals, you must find parts of the process that speak to your spirit. It is only then can you derive meaning and discover yourself. - [[Know your why]]. In the pursuit of discovering your intrinsic motivation, you discover more about yourself. - [[Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.]]