Writers: Do You Write for Internal or External Reasons? (Love or Money)
When people are driven by extrinsic motivations it means they do something because of factors outside themselves. Somebody has to pay the bills, right?
I found this article over at Michael Hyatt & Company that I thought was interesting, and so I figured I would give my perspective on the information that was shared with you guys here on Medium.
Did you know that psychologists have this belief that there are two reasons why people choose their behavior? In short, our behavior is either motivated intrinsically or extrinsically.
Now, you are all a smart group of people so I know you all understand that intrinsic means internal, while extrinsic means external. Therefore, when a person is driven by intrinsic motivations it means they choose to do an activity simply because they have an internal enjoyment for doing so. The act of doing the activity is, itself, the reward.
When you do activities because of intrinsic motivation, you feel a sense of accomplishment and achievement every time you are able to participate in the activity. For me, that would be why I write, read, draw, and participate in the art of photography.
