Intrinsic Motivation Quotes

"I never needed any external forces to motivate me." "Some people wanted me to come back down to earth. To come down to their level. To relax. But I couldn’t. It wasn’t in my DNA." "Nobody is going to care more about your goals than you. Nobody is going put more time in on them than you. You have to find your own source of hunger and motivation and let it drive you." "The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity." "Flow is the way people describe their state of mind when consciousness is harmoniously ordered, and they want to pursue whatever they are doing for its own sake" "The more a job inherently resembles a game—with variety, appropriate and flexible challenges, clear goals, and immediate feedback—the more enjoyable it will be regardless of the worker's level of development" "The more we define ourselves by our outcomes, the harder it becomes to stay motivated." "We are natural learners. Learning is our default state." "The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn." "We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause" "Adults move because their will directs them. The small child is urged on by the life force expressing itself spontaneously through him."