One way to think about intrinsic motivations is the ones that are not contingent on outcomes in any way. So it could well be the noncontingent pleasure in mastering a task of producing a good piece of work. And then the question becomes, which tends to loom larger in your mind? How devastated would you be if something landed with a deafening thud out there in the world? That's kind of a healthy balance of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

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