Learning, Intrinsic Motivation, and Embracing Challenges

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00:00:58 Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation

00:09:41 Leveraging Intrinsic Motivation in Your Own Life

00:15:27 Twelve Favorite Problems

00:18:41 In his much-loved book On Writing, Steven King talks about new ideas

00:19:21 How to Generate Your Own Curiosity Engine

00:30:11 Isaac Newton

00:31:03 Pierre Curie

00:31:10 Nineteenth-century German chemist August Kekulé

00:31:21 Jack Parsons

00:34:35 The Feynman Notebook Method

00:36:58 James Gleick wrote in his biography, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

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• To think like a scientist, a person needs intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation comes from our own valuation of what’s important and meaningful, and a personal sense of satisfaction that comes with defining our own means and ends.

• Be honest and realistic with yourself about what genuinely inspires and motivates you. Evaluate your motivations and goals, reconnect to your passion in life, and consider the greater good you’d like to serve.

• Get into the habit of asking questions, and get comfortable with not knowing. Create your own “curiosity engine” by keeping a journal with your twelve favorite problems written in it. Always seek their solutions in everyday life. With a list of problems/questions, you give yourself a tool with which to face new challenges, and you bring your stress down and your feeling of control and mastery up. You increase your chances of making important connections and solving problems.

• Don’t be afraid to relax into the unintuitive, unconscious, or unexpected ways that new ideas and insights might arrive. Stay curious about what seems strange, unusual, or unexplained.

• To keep himself actively involved in the learning process and to improve his comprehension, Feynman kept a master notebook in which he listed the topics he lacked knowledge about. This kept him organized and focused.

• The most important part of Feynman’s notebook method is to explain the material to yourself as though you were teaching it to another student similar to you. Your ideal notebook will depend on the function you want it to serve.

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