Satisfy Your Psychological Needs To Become Tough

There are 3 psychological needs to satisfy:

• Autonomy (self-determination). We are motivated when we have a choice in terms of tasks, time, team, and technique.
• Competence (capability & effectiveness). When we strive toward something greater th...

1. Autonomy: Choosing what we want to do by ourselves.
2. Competence: Experiencing the satisfaction of completing our aims, goals or desires.
3. Relatedness: Feeling connected to others.

Being confined to a single place r...

People have three basic psychological needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Our internal motivations often depend on how these needs are met.

Goals that satisfy these needs tend to be more motivating, while goals that don't may cause harm. The underlying reasons fo...