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motivation
Your motivation drops when you feel external pressure.
Autonomy is a fundamental requirement for long-term intrinsic task engagement.
When individuals are offered rewards for tasks they already enjoy, they eventually lose interest once the rewards are removed. This shift from 'I want' to 'I am doing this for' reduces persistence. Environments that emphasize choice over control consistently sustain higher engagement levels.
External rewards can kill the desire to do the work.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Deci and Ryan, 2000
- What the check found
- The claim aligns with the central thesis of the cited 2000 paper, which positions autonomy as a fundamental psychological need required for the maintenance of intrinsic motivation.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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