Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Motivation


Dear Readers,
Motivation is the reason or reasons for engaging in a particular behavior, especially human behavior as studied in economics psychology, neuropsychology, and philosophy. These reasons may include basic needs such as food or a desired object, hobbies, goal, state of being, or ideal. The motivation for a behavior may also be attributed to less-apparent reasons such as altruism or morality tends to be relative But there are four drivers that underline motivation

1) The drive to acquire:- We experience delight when this drive is fulfilled, discontentment when it is thwarted. The drive to acquire tends to be relative and insatiable.
2) The drive to bond:- The drive to bond when met, is associated with strong positive emotions like love and caring and when not, with negative ones like loneliness and anomie.
3) The drive to comprehend:- In the workplace, the drive to comprehend accounts for the desire to make a meaningful contribution.
4) The drive to defend:- It leads to feelings of security and confidence. It tells us a lot about people's resistance to change.

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