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Direct, personal feedback really is the simplest and most effective form of motivation.
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…locus of control theory… argues that motivation is closely connected to whether people feel like they have control over their ultimate success in an endeavor.
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When you have a say in what you’re doing…, you’re much more motivated than when you feel like your actions are largely controlled by outside forces…
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Keeping changes small and expectations low is how you design around fair-weather friends like motivation and willpower.
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When something is tiny, it’s easy to do – which means you don’t need to rely on the unreliable nature of motivation.
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Behavior happens when motivation, ability, and a prompt converge at the same moment.
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When motivation is high, people not only take action when prompted, they can also do difficult things.
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When motivation is middling, people will do a behavior only if it’s fairly easy…
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You need to have both motivation and ability for a behavior to land above the Action line, but motivation and ability can work together like team-mates.
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If you don’t have a prompt, your levels of motivation and ability don’t matter… No prompt, no behavior. Simple yet powerful.
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