So Good They Can't Ignore You - by Cal Newport | Derek Sivers

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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