Ah fun! SDT is one of my favorite theories that I'm still actively using to this day to get myself intrinsically motivated on something. I've thrown a lot of theories away due to the reproducibility crisis and similar things concerning psychology. SDT isn't one of them :)
One of my other favorite theories is HEXACO. And personality does play into intrinsic motivation, to some extent.
Disclaimer: I skimmed the article.
Fun autonomy hacks:
1. Reframe the narrative. For example, when I studied CS at school, I didn't study CS. I studied how to learn as fast as possible. I happened to have studied CS.
2. Listen to Spotify to get into a solo task. I usually turn it down if I happen to get focused.
Also a note: intrinsic motivation is tough when you're sleep deprived. I've had moments where I was motivated and sleep deprived but they often don't coincide.
This is all to say that stuff like this go onto a fundamental layer of physical health. Something I dind't quite get when I was younger.
One of my other favorite theories is HEXACO. And personality does play into intrinsic motivation, to some extent.
Disclaimer: I skimmed the article.
Fun autonomy hacks:
1. Reframe the narrative. For example, when I studied CS at school, I didn't study CS. I studied how to learn as fast as possible. I happened to have studied CS.
2. Listen to Spotify to get into a solo task. I usually turn it down if I happen to get focused.
Also a note: intrinsic motivation is tough when you're sleep deprived. I've had moments where I was motivated and sleep deprived but they often don't coincide.
This is all to say that stuff like this go onto a fundamental layer of physical health. Something I dind't quite get when I was younger.