The most
intriguing part of the chapter for me was defining motivation. The difference between intrinsic and
extrinsic motivation is interesting to me. Extrinsic motivation is related to doing a
task that has a means to an end, a reward, such as a pay raise. If you are extrinsically motivated you are
influenced by outside factors when completing a task. If you are intrinsically motivated your
desire is rooted in challenge, curiosity, and mastery. Intrinsic learners are motivated from within
and are usually motivated by trying to achieve mastery in what they are doing. In my opinion I believe that the most
successful people are those who are intrinsically motivated. I think that these people are more likely to persevere
when things get tough because they are motivated from within which is a much
harder motivation to break then a motivation grounded on something that can be
taken by someone. If you are motivated
by external factors and those factors suddenly disappear someone is more likely
to stop trying without the incentive no longer in front of them to chase.
Daniel Pink talks about motivation
as well and discusses terms such as autonomy, mastery, and purpose. I love these three words that he associates
with motivation and the definition attached to them. Autonomy is yearning to direct your own
life. I think this is vital for any
adult learner. I think as an adult
learner you need to have control over your own life in order to learn. The next term used was mastery, which is the
compulsion to progress and improve around things that matter. I think to achieve mastery you have to be extremely
intrinsically motivated, because mastery takes a long time to achieve and there
will be setbacks along the way. The final
talking point was purpose, which encompasses working for something larger then
oneself. The idea that if you put others
first you will in turn be rewarded is a very real thing.
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ReplyDeleteHola, Blake, I like how you talked about very important key points for this chapter. I see very informative and straight to the point the way you defined extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. In ths aspect, I agree with you, it is more important to be intrinsicly motivated because the reasons to do something come from within and they are easier to handle when difficulties to achieve what we want rise. In regards of what Daniel Pink says about motivation, your summary again focuses on explaining autonomy, mastery, and purpose. The way you explained them is very clear and now I understand why it is important to follow this process to accomplish results. Thank you for such a clear summary of the chapter!
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