Elevate Classics: Angela Duckworth on Developing Grit
Elevate with Robert Glazer
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The Purest Form of Intrinsic Motivation
Psychologists talk about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. When you're motivated to do something, it can come from a different source or they can come from different sources. The most extreme form of intrinsic motivation is when it's the nature of the activity itself which is gratifying. But on the other end of the continuum, it's something that was purely external,. Like if I don't go to medicals, go, oh, my dad's going to stop loving me.
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