The Extrinsic Motivator

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In 2008, when you got a word plus press blog, they all had a stats counter in the top right corner. There's an extrinsic motivator right there at best out of this used to come out once a week now comes out every hour on Amazon through the ranking. Intrinsic motivators are what we need to value and prioritize in its increasingly difficult times. A key question to ask yourself is would I do this for free? That doesn't mean you should do it for free. But if the answer is yes, it probably means that you have some burning intrinsic motivation inside of it.

Shane's guest on this episode of the show is New York Times bestselling author Neil Pasricha, who returns for his second appearance on The Knowledge Project. We discuss the importance of gratitude and how simple acts can change the way you feel, where confidence comes from, the specific routines and habits you can use to counter anxiety, the recipe for building resilience, and so much more. Pasricha is the author of seven books which collectively have sold over 2 million copies and spent over 200 weeks on bestseller lists, including The Happiness Equation and Two-Minute Mornings. His first TED talk, “The 3 A’s of Awesome,” is ranked as one of the 10 Most Inspiring of all time, and he also hosts a podcast called 3 Books, where he uncovers the 1,000 most formative books in the world. Neil previously appeared on Episode 72 of the The Knowledge Project, one of the show’s most downloaded conversations to date. His new book, Our Book of Awesome, will be released Dec. 6.

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