While we can get ever-closer to our celebrity crushes through our palm-sized window to the world, we remain in perpetual ‘neutral’ gear, trying to convert their ideas of life into our everyday experiences. The task can feel monumental when comparing the visuals of a viral post to the more mundane existence of middle American life. It represents the downside of the glitz and glamour of a pixelated reality.
The challenges remain the same for all generations. To be somebody that feels connected to the people and circumstances that enter their lives. Even though we have learned about our species’ ‘why,’ from more external sources than we can count, in the process, we might have sanitized the one experience that fundamentally triggers our attention—internal motivation.
While motivation can come from external sources, the intrinsic form has a more lasting learning effect. Intrinsic motivation is the spontaneous tendency to seek out novelty, challenges, explore, and learn through the process, according to The National Library of Medicine research by Ryan and Deci. “Intrinsic motivation comes from within the individual,” says Jessica Saxena of BetterHelp, rather than external incentives.
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