Five Reasons Why Turning Life into Fun Games Is the Best to Sustain Your Intrinsic Motivation
And how the extrinsic rewards you bestow on yourself become intrinsic.
There are so many external stimulations around us. Also, in times of lockdown. Especially online. There is an overflow of information. And there is an overflow of enticing ways to attract attention and to motivate us to give that attention.
But the best motivation ever — and all experts in all disciplines studying and helping ourselves, humans, agree here — is the one coming from within. It is called intrinsic motivation.
“Intrinsic motivation refers to behavior that is driven by internal rewards. In other words, the motivation to engage in a behavior arises from within the individual because it is naturally satisfying to you. This contrasts with extrinsic motivation, which involves engaging in a behavior in order to earn external rewards or avoid punishment.”
