Workplace motivation can be broken down into two categories: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is the desire to accomplish goals and develop professionally. Extrinsic motivation involves ...

Whether you're choosing what show to watch or which job offer to accept, every choice we make involves either intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. And yes, this is true even if your big decision of the ...

Early in my career as a psychotherapist, I was laser focused on acquiring as much psychological knowledge as possible. Studying theories and data and learning a variety of different skills and ...

When an employee does something in hopes that it will result in a tangible, external reward or outcome, it’s considered to be extrinsically motivated. Such stimuli typically come from an outside ...

As a global culture leader, credentialed coach, speaker and author, LaTonya Wilkins inspires meaningful awareness and change in people and organizations. LaTonya has worked amongst a broad client base ...

Over decades of secrecy and solitude, Henry Darger worked obsessively at his art. He toiled tirelessly across several mediums, but his masterpiece was an illustrated epic novel. Verbosely titled “The ...

Last post I explained why it’s wrong to give students rewards for good behavior. But at schools where rewards are a way of life, it may be better to pull back on them over time rather than overnight.

In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the protagonist Eivor and their adopted sibling Sigurd demonstrate the two sides of character motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. The two leaders of the Raven Clan in ...