How do you transition from extrinsic to intrinsic motivators?
The answer lies in finding a way to “play anything.” Play doesn’t have to be fun. Finding a way to play a task is how you find the intrinsic motivation to keep you going and gets you hooked until you are done with the task.
Two ways to learn how to play anything:
- Focus more and find the variability and surprise in what you’re doing
- Adding constraints to make the task more interesting and meaningful. Every game has rules, and sometimes adding the rules yourself makes the task into more of a game
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