Intrinsic Motivation
“It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself... that we learn to become more than what we were.”
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Drive: The Truth About What Really Motivates Us
By Dan Pink
Payoff: Being Aware Of What Really Drives Us
By Dan Ariely
The Neuroscience Of What Keeps Us Motivated (& What Gets In The Way)
By Andrew Huberman
Autonomy: The Secret To Feeling Motivated
By Johann Hari
"Have you ever seen a six-month-old or a three-year-old who’s not curious and self-directed? I haven’t. That’s how we are out of the box."
The Autotelic Personality & The Gateway To Flow
By Rian Doris
Self-Determination Theory: Our Basic Need To Be Self-Directed
By Edward Deci
The Goldilocks Rule Of Motivation: Hitting The Sweet Spot
By Matt D’Avella, Ali Abdaal, University of Rochester & Vihan Chelliah
The Basic Needs That Drive Our Behaviour
By Sprouts
Films & Trailers
Fully Charged & Self-Taught
Tips & Webisodes
By Charles Duhigg, Ali Abdaal & Russ Harris
Clips & Interviews
By Adam Grant, Amy Wrzesniewski, Thrive Center, Susan David, Srini Pillay & Happy
Insight
Next Big Idea Club
Intrinsic Motivation: Learn to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before
Podcasts
Podcast Clips
Steven Pressfield
The Work Is Its Own Reward
Andrew Huberman
To Maintain Intrinsic Motivation, Avoid Dopamine Stacking Surrounding Joyful Activities
Book Extracts
From Tragedy To Meaning & Motivation
Taken from Payoff, by Dan Ariely.
The Puzzling Puzzles Of Harry Harlow & Edward Deci
Taken from Drive, by Daniel H. Pink.
Why I Wrote This Book
Taken from Motivation, by Stefan Falk.
Introduction
Taken from The Motivation Myth, by Jeff Haden.