There are two types of motivation: extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation.
Extrinsic motivation involves doing something as a means to an end. While extrinsic motivation might help you focus on a task or project in the short-term, it is likely that your motivation will disappear once you get the reward.
Intrinsic motivation comes from within. It is simply the satisfaction or pleasure of doing the activity or being challenged. Research shows that it positively affects behaviour, performance and wellbeing. Here are some types of intrinsic motivation:
- A sense of purpose or meaningfulness – the passion you have for a task’s purpose or the feeling that you are on a path that is worth your time and energy; that you are on a valuable mission and that your purpose matters in the greater scheme of things.
- A sense of choice – this is the opportunity you feel to select activities that make sense to you and to perform them in a way that seem appropriate; the feeling that you are able to use your own judgement and act out of your own understanding.
- A sense of competence – the accomplishment you feel in skilfully performing the activities you have chosen; the feeling that you are doing good, high-quality work.
- A sense of progress - the accomplishment you feel in achieving the purpose; the sense that your work is moving forward and your activities are accomplishing something.
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