TED-Ed Lesson
How to get motivated even when you don’t feel like it
Explore the psychology of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and dig into how these forces contribute to our drive.
Motivation is complicated. Psychologists define motivation as the desire or impetus to initiate and maintain a particular behaviour. But sometimes, no matter how passionate you are about a goal or hobby, finding the motivation to actually do it can be difficult. Why is motivation so fickle? Explore intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and dig into how these forces contribute to our drive.
This video made possible in collaboration with Character Lab
Direction Magali García
Design & Animation Magali García
Narrator Alexandra Panzer
Composer & Sound Designer Adam Alexander, Bamm Bamm Wolfgang
Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
Produced by Abdallah Ewis, Anna Bechtol
Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal, Shannon Odell
Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
