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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Distinguishes doing an activity because it is inherently interesting or satisfying, called intrinsic motivation, from doing it to obtain a separate outcome such as pay, praise, or avoiding punishment, called extrinsic motivation. The distinction matters because the two types of motivation can behave differently once added incentives enter the picture. Used as the foundational vocabulary for any theory of what drives sustained effort.

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Dan Pink's Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose Framework

An animated adaptation of Dan Pink's talk showing experiments where extrinsic rewards backfired on creative tasks, and laying out intrinsic motivation's three components: autonomy, mastery, and purpo…