How to Increase Intrinsic Motivation & Unleash your Inner Drive
Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.
Daniel H. Pink • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
In his book, Drive, Daniel Pink examines three elements of true motivation: mastery (the desire to continually improve at something that matters to us), autonomy (the desire to direct our lives), and purpose (the desire to do things in service of something larger than ourselves).186 According to Pink, it’s these three things that motivate people—no
... See moreMartin Eriksson • Strong Product People
Three in particular stand out: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Autonomy is the desire to steer our own ship. Mastery is the desire to steer it well. And purpose is the need for the journey to mean something. These three intrinsic rewards are the very motivators that motivate us most.
Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler • Bold
curiosity, passion, and purpose—and add autonomy and mastery to our stack. Both are exceptionally potent drivers, and both are biologically designed to work in conjunction with the previous stack. Autonomy is the desire for the freedom required to pursue your passion and purpose. It’s the need to steer your own ship. Mastery is the next step. It dr
... See moreSteven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
Finally, all of this translates into some extremely practical advice. To really harness mastery as a motivator, take the 15 percent of your life that you’ve carved out for yourself—call it your autonomy time—and spend it pushing on that challenge-skills balance, trying to get a little better at something that’s aligned with curiosity, passion, and
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