Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation

Discipline and motivation

Disciplina e motivação

🎯 Objective

​It's me again, your learning specialist, Léo! Welcome back!

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In this session, you will study about motivation and study skills.

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​Let's look at 2 different types of motivation and learn practical tips to keep motivated when studying. Ready to start?

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Extrinsic motivation

^{​Motivação extrínseca}

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​This kind of motivation comes from external factors.

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In other words, it happens when you take actions because of what others can give, do or say to you.​​

​Glossário

In other words: Em outras palavras; factor: fator

happen: acontecer; say: dizer; others: outros;

take action: agir; give: dar; want: querer

Intrinsic motivation

^{​Motivação Intrínseca}

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​This kind of motivation comes from internal factors.

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In other words, it happens when you do something simply because you want to do it.

​Glossário

In other words: Em outras palavras; factor: fator

happen: acontecer; simply: simplesmente;

internal: interno; want: querer

Intrinsic vs Extrinsic

enjoyment: satisfação; growth: crescimento; self-expression: expressão; pay raise: aumento de salário; prizes: prêmios; winning: vencer; perks: regalias

​Glossário

​Por conta do resultado que irá obter ao fazer algo

​Por conta do interesse e prazer na atividade em si

Let's check what you know!

Studies suggest it's best to have a bit of both kinds of motivation.

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But, having a lot of self-motivation - or intrinsic motivation - can make a difference in your studies.

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So, how can we boost our intrinsic motivation? I've prepared a quiz to help you with that! Ready? Go!

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​Glossário:

​a bit: um pouco; kinds: tipos;

​a lot of: muito(a); self: auto;

boost: aumentar both: ambos

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Multiple Select

1. To keep self-motivated, our goals should be...

^{1. Para permanecer motivados, nossos objetivos devem ser..}

• Vague

  ^Vagos

• Specific

  ^Específicos

• Measurable

  Mensuráveis

• Realistic

  Realistas

• Too big or

  too small

  ^{Grandes demais ou pequenos demais}

SMART GOALS! OBJETIVOS SMART

​^Mensusável

​^Alcançável

​^Realista

^Oportuno

​^específico

Multiple Select

2. To keep self-motivated, we should...

^{2. Para permanecer motivados, nós devemos...}

• Establish a routine

  ^{Estabelecer uma rotina}

• Be Patient

  ^{Ser pacientes}

• Develop a mantra

  ^{Criar um mantra}

• Challenge negative thoughts

  ^{Questionar pensamentos negativos}

Challenge negative thoughts

​^{Questione pensamentos negativos}

​Melanie Greenberg, author of the book 'The Stress-Proof Brain" discovered that about 85% of the things people worry about never happen.

​​^{Melanie Greenberg, autora do livro "The Stress-Proof Brain" descobriu que cerca de 85% de nossas preocupações nunca acontecem.}​

​​According to a small study from 2012, mantras could help improve brain health.

^{​De acordo com um pequeno estudo em 2012, mantras podem melhorar a saúde do cérebro.}

^{​Eu consigo}

^{​& eu vou}

Multiple Choice

3. When we're studying,

challenges and obstacles are..

^{3. Quando estamos estudando, desafios e obstáculos são...}

🎯 That's it for now!

Thank you for studying about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with me.

To boost your self-motivation, you can:

• Set SMART goals​

• ​Challenge negative thoughts

• Develop a mantra​

• ​See obstacles as storms that will pass

• ​Find pleasure in the process of learning

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Thank you! See you!

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