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intrinsic values

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Print this and write three reasons you want to learn:
focus on your needs, curiosity, pleasure

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Post on your wallboard, or in your notebook diary.

Studies have found that you will

put in more effort try different ways to succeed
be more persistent learn more deeply

if you are intrinsically* motivated.

* Intrinsic motivation is your motivation,
and includes your goals, your values, and your interests.  This is what turns you on! 
Examples: 

I want to learn to type faster to communicate with my friends. 
I want to learn about Africa to learn about my family's history.
I want to work and learn in a ski shop to ski better.
I want to learn joinery to make my stereo cabinet.

3:  Extrinsic motivation | Motivation index

See also:  Intrinsic components of motivation
Empowerment, self-control, self-concept, cultural sensitivity, social sensitivity
Resiliency Canada. n.d., Intrinsic Components. In Resiliency Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2008, from http://www.resiliencycanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=42.



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