My motivation comes mainly from my interests and past success in what I've done. Contrary to Pink, the majority of my motivation is not focused on monetary rewards, I find it hard to do boring tasks even if there's a huge paycheck for doing it. Instead I find motivation to do things that I find interesting or doing things I'm good at such as computers/technology. Doing things that you're successful at makes you want to do it more because it creates a good feeling similar to what Pink mentioned about why people play instruments on weekends for no pay. It makes you better and it's fun. In addition, doing things that interest me makes me want to do it more often thus making me more successful at it, which brings back the idea that I prefer doing things I'm successful at.
I also agree with Pink that high rewards makes you perform worse. I find my self able to do better when there's no rewards or consequences. When there's less consequences, it allows me to divert one hundred percent on my focus on working and not fretting. The pressure of rewards just adds another focus to the brain which could be used on working. Monetary rewards are nice, but the stress presented by the them can hinder one's performance.
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