Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 hours agoWhat's the biggest misconception you think many people have?message-squaremessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the biggest misconception you think many people have?Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 24 hours agomessage-square158fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevapordays@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoOne of the big ones: motivation. Most people when talking/thinking about “motivation” are referring to extrinsic motivation. Even if they make a distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic, they basically assume these add together to create “more” motivation. However, they don’t sum together. One crowds out the other, like in a neverending battle.
One of the big ones: motivation.
Most people when talking/thinking about “motivation” are referring to extrinsic motivation.
Even if they make a distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic, they basically assume these add together to create “more” motivation.
However, they don’t sum together. One crowds out the other, like in a neverending battle.