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The worst mistakes people make with diet and exercise (with Menno Henselmans)
Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg
The Importance of Social Motivation
I generally adopt a utilitarian perspective on this where if the activities you do regardless of why you're motivated for them make you better then I'd say don't question it. Intrinsic motivation itself is a bit of a black box for most people and that's good to keep in mind especially for athletes what the long run is so we can almost rank order them. You've got like at the bottom the fixed mindset saying oh I failed that you know that means I suck and I'm just not good at this right? And then above that you have like a performance goal or growth goal, which could be anything from bench press to weightlifting or something else such as being more physically fit
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