Motivation requires that you fulfill three basic psychological needs:

- Autonomy: the feeling that you have control over your day, and that your actions are important

- Competence: the feeling that you are good at what you do

- Relatedness: the feeling of connection to other people

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Newport believes that Self Determination Theory holds the answer. Self Determination Theory is the idea that your happiness is related to:

Autonomy: the feeling that you have control over your day, and that your actions are important.

Competence: the feeling that you are good at what you do.

Relatedness: the feeling of connection to other people.

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