{"id":1466882,"date":"2017-06-23T10:19:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T14:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.futurity.org\/?p=1466882"},"modified":"2017-06-23T10:19:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T14:19:35","slug":"self-determination-theory-motivation-1466882-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/self-determination-theory-motivation-1466882-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The right kind of motivation comes from you"},"content":{"rendered":"

What motivates us? Fear and punishment? Or money, fame, and power?<\/p>\n

One train of thought, called self-determination theory, starts from the idea that all humans have the natural\u2014or intrinsic\u2014tendency to behave in effective and healthful ways.<\/p>\n

Central to SDT is the distinction between two types of motivation\u2014autonomous motivation (sometimes also called intrinsic motivation) and controlled motivation.<\/p>\n

“Autonomous motivation has to do with engaging in an activity with a full sense of willingness and volition,” explains psychologist Edward Deci of the University of Rochester. “Whereas controlled motivation means doing something with the experience of pressure and obligation.”<\/p>\n