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Chapter 06: What Motivates People
Why do we do the things we do? Whether for the pursuit of money or for the pursuit of mastery, we're learning new information about our motivations and it's raising the dopamine levels in my brain, making me want to learn more. This course covers 13 of the '100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People' written by Susan M. Weinschenk, Ph.D.
Modules (14)
| Course resource | Original resource | Created by |
|---|---|---|
| 50. People are more motivated as they get closer to a goal | 50. People are more motivated as they get closer to a goal | Ngoc Le |
| 51. Variable rewards are powerful | 51. Variable rewards are powerful | Ngoc Le |
| 52. Dopamine makes people addicted to seeking information | 52. Dopamine makes people addicted to seeking information | Ngoc Le |
| 53. Unpredictability keeps people searching | 53. Unpredictability keeps people searching | Ngoc Le |
| 54. People are more motivated by intrinsic rewards than extrinsic rewards | 54. People are more motivated by intrinsic rewards than extrinsic rewards | Ngoc Le |
| 55. People are motivated by progress, mastery, and control | 55. People are motivated by progress, mastery, and control | Ngoc Le |
| 56. People's ability to delay gratification (or not) starts young | 56. People's ability to delay gratification (or not) starts young | Ngoc Le |
| 57. People are inherently lazy | 57. People are inherently lazy | Ngoc Le |
| 58. People will look for shortcuts only if the shortcuts are easy | 58. People will look for shortcuts only if the shortcuts are easy | Ngoc Le |
| 59. People assume it's you, not the situation | 59. People assume it's you, not the situation | Ngoc Le |
| 60. Forming a habit takes a long time and requires small steps | 60. Forming a habit takes a long time and requires small steps | Ngoc Le |
| 61. People are more motivated to compete when there are fewer competitors | 61. People are more motivated to compete when there are fewer competitors | Ngoc Le |
| 62. People are motivated by autonomy | 62. People are motivated by autonomy | Ngoc Le |
| Quiz - What Motivates People | Quiz - What Motivates People | Ngoc Le |