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Who Do You Want To Be?

Hidden Brain

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Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivations

Intrinsic motivation springs up from the inside. It's often shaped by interest and curiosity. Extrinsic motivators are when you don't really like it, but want to get a reward for doing it. Ed D.C. found that these two kinds of motivation had different sources of nourishment. He also showed that intrinsic motivation can be spoiled pretty easily.

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